Where does “ketjuviiva” come from?

ketjuviiva (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...

ketjuviiva (Finnish): catenary

Definitions

  1. catenary

Ancestry of “ketjuviiva”, step by step

ketjuviiva 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 viiva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviivaline; dash, hyphen; bar
2Finnishvije-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Swedish kedja →