Where does “kyynärpäätaklaus” come from?

kyynärpäätaklaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish taklaus, from Finnish taklata, from English tackle, from Middle English takel, from Dutch takel, from Middle Dutch takel.

kyynärpäätaklaus (Finnish): elbowing

Definitions

  1. elbowing

Ancestry of “kyynärpäätaklaus”, step by step

kyynärpäätaklaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taklaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaklauschecking, check, body check
2Finnishtaklatato tackle; to check
3EnglishtackleA device for grasping an object and an attached...
4Middle Englishtakelgear, apparatus
5Dutchtakeltackle, hoist; crane; a ship's rigging, tackle
6Middle Dutchtakel—

via Finnish kyynärpää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkyynärpääAn elbow; The tip of an elbow
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Middle Dutch takel →