Where does “ketjuratas” come from?

ketjuratas (Finnish) comes from Finnish ketju, from Swedish kedja, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

ketjuratas (Finnish): chain sprocket, chain gear

Definitions

  1. chain sprocket, chain gear

Ancestry of “ketjuratas”, step by step

ketjuratas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ketju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishketjuchain; necklace; line
2Swedishkedjachain; chain; a series of interconnected things;...
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via Finnish ratas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishratascogwheel
2Proto-Finnicrat'aswheel; ? cart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Swedish kedja →