Where does “leikkauskäyrä” come from?

leikkauskäyrä (Finnish) comes from Finnish leikkaus, from Finnish leikata, from Proto-Finnic leik'at'ak — to cut.

leikkauskäyrä (Finnish): curve of intersection, intersection

Definitions

  1. curve of intersection, intersection

Ancestry of “leikkauskäyrä”, step by step

leikkauskäyrä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leikkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleikkauscut, cutting; operation, surgery; perioperative
2Finnishleikatato cut; to incise; to mow
3Proto-Finnicleik'at'akto cut

via Finnish käyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäyräcrooked; curve; plot, graph, diagram
2Proto-Finnickäkräbent, crooked
3Proto-Germanichagrō—
Every word from Proto-Finnic leik'at'ak →Every word from Finnish leikata →Every word from Finnish leikkaus →