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Where does “linkkuveitsi” come from?

linkkuveitsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish linkku, from Finnish linja-auto, from Finnish auto, from Finnish automobiili, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός.

linkkuveitsi (Finnish): pocketknife, folding knife; penknife

Definitions

  1. pocketknife, folding knife; penknife

Ancestry of “linkkuveitsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlinkkubent-over or folded position; latch; Synonym of...
2Finnishlinja-autobus, coach
3Finnishautocar, automobile
4Finnishautomobiiliautomobile, car
5Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
6Frenchauto-auto-
7Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
8Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—

Words derived from “linkkuveitsi”

  • linkkari
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