Where does “käynnistysmoottori” come from?

käynnistysmoottori (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.

käynnistysmoottori (Finnish): starter motor

Definitions

  1. starter motor

Ancestry of “käynnistysmoottori”, step by step

käynnistysmoottori 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 moottori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmoottoriengine, motor
2Swedishmotorengine, motor
3Latinmotormover; that which moves something; first-person...
4Latin-tor-er
5Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
7Proto-Indo-European-tor-s
Every word from Proto-Germanic *skēwijanąEvery word from Proto-Finnic käwe-Every word from Proto-Finnic käüdäk