Where does “kytky” come from?

kytky (Finnish) comes from Finnish kytkeä, from Proto-Finnic kütkedäk, from Proto-Uralic kütke- — to bind.

kytky (Finnish): bend any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines

Definitions

  1. bend any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines

Ancestry of “kytky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkytkeäto hook, hook up, connect, couple; "~ irti" = to...
2Proto-Finnickütkedäkto bind, to tie
3Proto-Uralickütke-to bind

Words derived from “kytky”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kütke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kütkedäk →Every word from Finnish kytkeä →