Where does “kiitolaukka” come from?

kiitolaukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish laukka, from Proto-Finnic laukka, from Proto-Germanic laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

kiitolaukka (Finnish): four-beat gait, gallop

Definitions

  1. four-beat gait, gallop

Ancestry of “kiitolaukka”, step by step

kiitolaukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaukkacanter; gallop; onion
2Proto-Finniclaukkaonion
3Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

via Finnish kiito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiitoflight, scud, dash
2Finnishkiitääto race, speed, fly, dash, scud
3Proto-Finnickiitädäk—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laukaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic laukka →