Where does “lonkkaheitto” come from?

lonkkaheitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish heitto, from Finnish heittää, from Proto-Finnic heittädäk, from Proto-Finnic šej-, from Proto-Germanic sēja-/sēje.

lonkkaheitto (Finnish): hip throw

Definitions

  1. hip throw

Ancestry of “lonkkaheitto”, step by step

lonkkaheitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish heitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheittothrow, cast, shy; toss; shot
2Finnishheittääto throw, cast, hurl, toss
3Proto-Finnicheittädäkto throw
4Proto-Finnicšej-—
5Proto-Germanicsēja-/sēje—

via Finnish lonkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlonkkahip, haunch; lonkalta: from the hip
2Proto-GermanichlankōA bend; curve; side; flank; hip
3Proto-Germanichlankazflexible; bendsome; slim; slender; sleek
4Proto-Indo-Europeankleng-to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist
Every word from Proto-Germanic sēja-/sēje →Every word from Proto-Finnic šej- →Every word from Proto-Finnic heittädäk →