Where does “linkku” come from?

linkku (Finnish) comes from Finnish linja-auto, from Finnish auto, from Finnish automobiili, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

linkku (Finnish): bent-over or folded position; latch; Synonym of...

Definitions

  1. bent-over or folded position; latch; Synonym of...

Ancestry of “linkku”, step by step

linkku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish linja-auto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlinja-autobus, coach
2Finnishautocar, automobile
3Finnishautomobiiliautomobile, car
4Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
5Frenchauto-auto- regarding oneself
6Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
7Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Swedish klinka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklinka

Words derived from “linkku

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewEvery word from Ancient Greek αὐτός
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