Where does “konekivääripesäke” come from?

konekivääripesäke (Finnish) comes from Finnish konekivääri, from German Maschinengewehr, from German Maschine, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή — to be able.

konekivääripesäke (Finnish): machine gun nest

Definitions

  1. machine gun nest

Ancestry of “konekivääripesäke”, step by step

konekivääripesäke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish konekivääri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonekiväärimachine gun
2GermanMaschinengewehrmachine gun
3GermanMaschinemachine; engine; airplane
4Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
5Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
6Latinmāchinacontrivance
7Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
8Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
9Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Finnish pesäke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpesäkegrowth; colony; nest
2FinnishkeAbbreviation of keskiviikko
3Finnishkeräball
4Finnishkerallawith, accompanying
5FinnishkerrallaAdessive singular form of kerta; at one time,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-