Where does “kisko” come from?

kisko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiskoa, from Proto-Finnic kiskoidak — to pull, to wrench, to tear.

kisko (Finnish): bar; rail

Definitions

  1. bar; rail

Ancestry of “kisko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiskoato pull, wrench, tug, tear; to drag, lug, haul; ~...
2Proto-Finnickiskoidakto pull, to wrench, to tear

Words derived from “kisko”

Every word from Proto-Finnic kiskoidak →Every word from Finnish kiskoa →
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