Where does “konekäsky” come from?

konekäsky (Finnish) comes from Finnish käsky, from Finnish käskeä, from Proto-Finnic käskedäk, from Proto-Uralic käske-.

konekäsky (Finnish): machine instruction, computer instruction

Definitions

  1. machine instruction, computer instruction

Ancestry of “konekäsky”, step by step

konekäsky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish käsky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkäskyAn order, command, commandment, dictation,...
2Finnishkäskeäto order, tell; to command; to request, ask for,...
3Proto-Finnickäskedäkto tell, to command
4Proto-Uralickäske-—

via Finnish kone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
2Proto-Finnickonehmagic
Every word from Proto-Uralic käske- →Every word from Proto-Finnic käskedäk →Every word from Finnish käskeä →