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Where does “käynnistin” come from?

käynnistin (Finnish) comes from Finnish käynnistää, from Finnish käynti, from Finnish käydä, from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną.

käynnistin (Finnish): starter, starting device; launcher; First-person...

Definitions

  1. starter, starting device; launcher; First-person...

Ancestry of “käynnistin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäynnistääto start; to launch, strike up
2FinnishkäyntiA gait or walk of a human; The gait or walk of a...
3Finnishkäydäto walk; to go by; to visit, go to , attend
4Proto-Finnickäüdäkto walk, to go
5Proto-Finnickäwe-—
6Proto-Germanic*skēwijaną—
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