Where does “käynnistyspoljin” come from?

käynnistyspoljin (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.

käynnistyspoljin (Finnish): kick start bar on motorcycle that is used to start its engine

Definitions

  1. kick start bar on motorcycle that is used to start its engine

Ancestry of “käynnistyspoljin”, step by step

käynnistyspoljin 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 poljin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoljinpedal; treadle; First-person singular indicative...
2Finnishpolkeato stamp; to pedal; to treadle
3Proto-Finnicpolkedakto stamp (with one's foot or feet), to trample, stomp
Every word from Proto-Germanic *skēwijanąEvery word from Proto-Finnic käwe-Every word from Proto-Finnic käüdäk
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