Where does “kiskosto” come from?

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

kiskosto (Finnish): A system of busbars; "koteloitu ~ ": bus duct;...

Definitions

  1. A system of busbars; "koteloitu ~ ": bus duct;...

Ancestry of “kiskosto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiskobar; rail
2Finnishkiskoato pull, wrench, tug, tear; to drag, lug, haul; ~...
3Proto-Finnickiskoidakto pull, to wrench, to tear
Every word from Proto-Finnic kiskoidak →Every word from Finnish kiskoa →Every word from Finnish kisko →