Where does “kerroshyppykilpailu” come from?

kerroshyppykilpailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kerroshyppy, from Finnish hyppy, from Finnish hypätä, from Proto-Finnic hüp'äit'äk, from Proto-Germanic huppōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

kerroshyppykilpailu (Finnish): diving platform competition

Definitions

  1. diving platform competition

Ancestry of “kerroshyppykilpailu”, step by step

kerroshyppykilpailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kerroshyppy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkerroshyppydiving platform jump
2Finnishhyppyjump; leap; vault
3FinnishhypätäTo jump, leap
4Proto-Finnichüp'äit'äkto jump, to leap
5Proto-Germanichuppōnąto move up and down; hop
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Finnish kilpailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpailucontest, competition, race; competition; rivalry
2FinnishkilpaillaTo compete, contend; To race; To rival
3Finnish-illäFront vowel variant of -illa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-
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