Where does “kaasukahva” come from?

kaasukahva (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaasu, from Proto-Uralic käsä — dew.

kaasukahva (Finnish): throttle handle, accelerator handle; throttle lever, accelerator lever

Definitions

  1. throttle handle, accelerator handle; throttle lever, accelerator lever

Ancestry of “kaasukahva”, step by step

kaasukahva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaasu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaasugas; gas pedal; "olla kaasussa": to be drunk
2Proto-Uralickäsädew

via Finnish kahva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkahvahandle; grip; manubrium; usually in the longer...
2Proto-Finnickahva—
Every word from Proto-Uralic käsä →Every word from Finnish kaasu →