Where does “kitkahäviö” come from?

kitkahäviö (Finnish) comes from Finnish häviö, from Finnish -iö, from Spanish -ijo, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

kitkahäviö (Finnish): friction loss

Definitions

  1. friction loss

Ancestry of “kitkahäviö”, step by step

kitkahäviö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish häviö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäviödefeat; loss
2Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
3Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Finnish Kitka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKitkaname of a lake
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Finnish -iö →Every word from Finnish häviö →