Where does “kiinniottokortti” come from?

kiinniottokortti (Finnish) comes from Finnish körtti, from Swedish kört, from Danish kort, from Low German kort, from German karte, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

kiinniottokortti (Finnish): entry, entry card in a trick-taking game such as bridge or whist, a card in one's hand that allows one to win a trick when a card of its suit is led by another player

Definitions

  1. entry, entry card in a trick-taking game such as bridge or whist, a card in one's hand that allows one to win a trick when a card of its suit is led by another player

Ancestry of “kiinniottokortti”, step by step

kiinniottokortti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish körtti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkörttitail of a tailcoat
2Swedishkörtshort
3Danishkortshort; brief; briefly
4Low Germankorta card
5Germankartecard flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc
6Middle High Germankarte
7Old FrenchcarteAlternative form of chartre
8Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
9Frenchcartela cartel
10Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
11Italiancartapaper; map; menu
12Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
13Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
14Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
15Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Finnish kiinniotto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiinniottoapprehension, capture, arrest, seizure
2FinnishOttotaking act or action of taking
3GermanOttoOtto
4Old High Germanōtriches; property
5Proto-West Germanicaudwealth, riches
6Proto-Germanicaudazwealth, riches
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek χάρτης