Where does “linkkari” come from?

linkkari (Finnish) comes from Finnish linkkuveitsi, from Finnish linkku, from Finnish linja-auto, from Finnish auto, from Finnish automobiili, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο- — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

linkkari (Finnish): pocketknife, folding knife

Definitions

  1. pocketknife, folding knife

Ancestry of “linkkari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlinkkuveitsipocketknife, folding knife; penknife
2Finnishlinkkubent-over or folded position; latch; Synonym of...
3Finnishlinja-autobus, coach
4Finnishautocar, automobile
5Finnishautomobiiliautomobile, car
6Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
7Frenchauto-auto- regarding oneself
8Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
9Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewEvery word from Ancient Greek αὐτός
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