Where does “kiintoavain” come from?

kiintoavain (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiinto-, from Finnish kiintää, from Finnish kiintyä, from Finnish -ua, from Proto-Finnic -üdäk — Forms mainly passive or anticausative verbs.

kiintoavain (Finnish): non-adjustable wrench, non-adjustable spanner

Definitions

  1. non-adjustable wrench, non-adjustable spanner

Ancestry of “kiintoavain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiinto-solid, firm, fixed
2Finnishkiintääto fasten, to keep attached or touching to...
3FinnishkiintyäTo become fond, attached
4Finnish-uaForms stative or inchoative intransitive verbs...
5Proto-Finnic-üdäkForms mainly passive or anticausative verbs
Every word from Proto-Finnic -üdäk →Every word from Finnish -ua →Every word from Finnish kiinto- →