Where does “kämmenlyönti” come from?
kämmenlyönti (Finnish) comes from Finnish lyönti, from Finnish -nti, from Finnish -nta, from Proto-Finnic -nta — Forms action nouns from verbs.
kämmenlyönti (Finnish): forehand drive
Ancestry of “kämmenlyönti”, step by step
kämmenlyönti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lyönti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lyönti | A hit |
| 2 | Finnish | -nti | Form action nouns from verbs whose first... |
| 3 | Finnish | -nta | Forms nouns that describe an action; "erota... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -nta | Forms action nouns from verbs |
via Finnish kämmen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kämmen | palm |
| 2 | Dutch | kammen | to comb; to use any other comb, even mechanically |
| 3 | Dutch | kam | A comb, utensil to groom hair, fur etc; A ridge,... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | kamp | — |