Where does “kyykkykäynti” come from?

kyykkykäynti (Finnish) comes from Finnish käynti, from Finnish käydä, from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną — to go.

kyykkykäynti (Finnish): dwarf walk walk in a squatting position

Definitions

  1. dwarf walk walk in a squatting position

Ancestry of “kyykkykäynti”, step by step

kyykkykäynti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish käynti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkäyntiA gait or walk of a human; The gait or walk of a...
2Finnishkäydäto visit, go to (and return), attend (a place)
3Proto-Finnickäüdäkto walk, to go
4Proto-Finnickäwe-
5Proto-Germanic*skēwijanąto go

via Finnish kyykky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyykkysquat, bended position
2Finnishkukkuheap; part that goes or is left over; Synonym of...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankukuhnail
4Proto-AustronesiankuSkuSnail
Every word from Proto-Germanic *skēwijanąEvery word from Proto-Finnic käwe-Every word from Proto-Finnic käüdäk
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