Where does “kiekonheitto” come from?

kiekonheitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish heitto, from Finnish heittää, from Proto-Finnic heittädäk, from Proto-Finnic šej-, from Proto-Germanic sēja-/sēje.

kiekonheitto (Finnish): discus throw, discus

Definitions

  1. discus throw, discus

Ancestry of “kiekonheitto”, step by step

kiekonheitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish heitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheittothrow, cast, shy; toss; shot
2Finnishheittääto throw, cast, hurl, toss
3Proto-Finnicheittädäkto throw
4Proto-Finnicšej-
5Proto-Germanicsēja-/sēje

via Finnish kiekon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkiekonGenitive singular form of kiekko

Words derived from “kiekonheitto

Every word from Proto-Germanic sēja-/sējeEvery word from Proto-Finnic šej-Every word from Proto-Finnic heittädäk
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