Where does “liitokone” come from?

liitokone (Finnish) comes from Finnish liito, from Finnish liitää, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.

liitokone (Finnish): A glider that is not intended for soaring,...

Definitions

  1. A glider that is not intended for soaring,...

Ancestry of “liitokone”, step by step

liitokone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliitoglide
2Finnishliitääto sail; to glide; to soar
3Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide

via Finnish kone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
2Proto-Finnickonehmagic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glīdaną →Every word from Finnish liitää →
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