Where does “lehmänkytky” come from?

lehmänkytky (Finnish) comes from Finnish kytky, from Finnish kytkeä, from Proto-Finnic kütkedäk, from Proto-Uralic kütke- — to bind.

lehmänkytky (Finnish): cow hitch

Definitions

  1. cow hitch

Ancestry of “lehmänkytky”, step by step

lehmänkytky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kytky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkytkybend any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines
2Finnishkytkeäto hook, hook up, connect, couple; "~ irti" = to...
3Proto-Finnickütkedäkto bind, to tie
4Proto-Uralickütke-to bind

via Finnish lehmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlehmäcow; any female ruminant; often with a modifier;...
2Proto-Finniclehmäcow
Every word from Proto-Uralic kütke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kütkedäk →Every word from Finnish kytkeä →