Where does “laskuvarjohyppy” come from?
laskuvarjohyppy (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyppy, from Finnish hypätä, from Proto-Finnic hüp'äit'äk, from Proto-Germanic huppōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.
laskuvarjohyppy (Finnish): parachuting, skydiving sport
Definitions
- parachuting, skydiving sport
Ancestry of “laskuvarjohyppy”, step by step
laskuvarjohyppy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hyppy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hyppy | jump; leap; vault |
| 2 | Finnish | hypätä | To jump, leap |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | hüp'äit'äk | to jump, to leap |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | huppōną | to move up and down; hop |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |
via Finnish laskuvarjo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laskuvarjo | parachute |
| 2 | Finnish | lasku | descent, an instance of descending, sliding down... |
| 3 | Votic | laskõa | to let go, let loose, release |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | laskedak | to drop, to fall; to release; to let, to allow |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | laćke- | — |