Where does “liitosuhde” come from?

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

liitosuhde (Finnish): glide ratio

Definitions

  1. glide ratio

Ancestry of “liitosuhde”, step by step

liitosuhde 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 suhde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuhdeproportion, ratio; relationship, affair; attitude
2Finnishsuhtaratio, proportion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glīdaną →Every word from Finnish liitää →