Where does “kyytipoika” come from?

kyytipoika (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.

kyytipoika (Finnish): chaser drink

Definitions

  1. chaser drink

Ancestry of “kyytipoika”, step by step

kyytipoika 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 poika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoikaboy; son; young
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaz →