Where does “kiekonlyönti” come from?
kiekonlyönti (Finnish) comes from Finnish lyönti, from Finnish -nti, from Finnish -nta, from Proto-Finnic -nta — Forms action nouns from verbs.
kiekonlyönti (Finnish): A certain traditional Finnish outdoor game, in which one team throws a disc and the other tries to hit it with a stick and make it fly through wickets
Definitions
- A certain traditional Finnish outdoor game, in which one team throws a disc and the other tries to hit it with a stick and make it fly through wickets
Ancestry of “kiekonlyönti”, step by step
kiekonlyönti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lyönti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lyönti | A hit |
| 2 | Finnish | -nti | Form action nouns from verbs whose first... |
| 3 | Finnish | -nta | Forms nouns that describe an action; "erota... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -nta | Forms action nouns from verbs |
via Finnish kiekko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiekko | A disk or a disc; A puck; A discus |