Where does “käynnistyslataaja” come from?

käynnistyslataaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish käynnistys, from Finnish käynnistää, from Finnish käynti, from Finnish käydä, from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną — to go.

käynnistyslataaja (Finnish): boot loader

Definitions

  1. boot loader

Ancestry of “käynnistyslataaja”, step by step

käynnistyslataaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish käynnistys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäynnistysstart; induction; bootup, startup
2Finnishkäynnistääto start; to launch, strike up
3FinnishkäyntiA gait or walk of a human; The gait or walk of a...
4Finnishkäydäto visit, go to (and return), attend (a place)
5Proto-Finnickäüdäkto walk, to go
6Proto-Finnickäwe-
7Proto-Germanic*skēwijanąto go

via Finnish lataaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlataajaloader one who or that which loads, e.g. data
2Finnishladatato load; to charge; to download
3Swedishladdato load; to charge
4Old Norsehlaðato load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build...
5Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
7Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Proto-Germanic *skēwijanąEvery word from Proto-Finnic käwe-Every word from Proto-Finnic käüdäk