Where does “käynnistyä” come from?
käynnistyä (Finnish) comes from Finnish käynnistää, from Finnish käynti, from Finnish käydä, from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną — to go.
käynnistyä (Finnish): to start (up), get started
Definitions
- to start (up), get started
Ancestry of “käynnistyä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käynnistää | to start; to launch, strike up |
| 2 | Finnish | käynti | A gait or walk of a human; The gait or walk of a... |
| 3 | Finnish | käydä | to visit, go to (and return), attend (a place) |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | to go |