Where does “kaasupoljin” come from?

kaasupoljin (Finnish) comes from Finnish poljin, from Finnish polkea, from Proto-Finnic polkedak — to stamp (with one's foot or feet), to trample, stomp.

kaasupoljin (Finnish): throttle

Definitions

  1. throttle

Ancestry of “kaasupoljin”, step by step

kaasupoljin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish kaasu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaasugas; gas pedal; "olla kaasussa": to be drunk
2Proto-Uralickäsädew
Every word from Proto-Finnic polkedak →Every word from Finnish polkea →Every word from Finnish poljin →