Where does “kaasupoljin” come from?
kaasupoljin (Finnish) comes from Finnish poljin, from Finnish polkea, from Proto-Finnic polkedak.
kaasupoljin (Finnish): throttle
Ancestry of “kaasupoljin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | poljin | pedal; treadle; First-person singular indicative... |
| 2 | Finnish | polkea | to stamp; to pedal; to treadle |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | polkedak | — |