Where does “kiskotus” come from?

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

kiskotus (Finnish): equipping with rails

Definitions

  1. equipping with rails

Ancestry of “kiskotus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiskottaato equip with rails, to install rails
2Finnishkiskobar; rail
3Finnishkiskoato pull, wrench, tug, tear; to drag, lug, haul; ~...
4Proto-Finnickiskoidakto pull, to wrench, to tear
Every word from Proto-Finnic kiskoidak →Every word from Finnish kiskoa →Every word from Finnish kisko →