Where does “kyytilaitos” come from?

kyytilaitos (Finnish) comes from Finnish kyyti, from Old Swedish skiut, from Old Norse skjótr, from Proto-Germanic skeutaz, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

kyytilaitos (Finnish): the governmental institution or service used to transport passengers and mail

Definitions

  1. the governmental institution or service used to transport passengers and mail

Ancestry of “kyytilaitos”, step by step

kyytilaitos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kyyti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyytiride, lift; pump; Third-person singular...
2Old Swedishskiut—
3Old Norseskjótrfleet, quick, swift
4Proto-Germanicskeutazfast, swift, ready
5Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

via Finnish laitos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaitosinstitution; faculty; facility
2Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
3Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaz →