Where does “kävelykyky” come from?
kävelykyky (Finnish) comes from Finnish kävely, from Finnish kävellä, from Proto-Finnic käveldäk, from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną — to go.
kävelykyky (Finnish): ability to walk
Definitions
- ability to walk
Ancestry of “kävelykyky”, step by step
kävelykyky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kävely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kävely | walk trip made by walking |
| 2 | Finnish | kävellä | to walk |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käveldäk | to walk around |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | to go |
via Finnish kyky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kyky | ability, capacity, capability; a capable person,... |
| 2 | Finnish | kyetä | To be able to, be capable of, can, be competent... |
| 3 | Finnish | -etä | Front vowel variant of -eta |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -t'ak | Forms verbs from nominal stems, generally with a causative, factitive or instrumental meaning |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |