Where does “moninaiskäyttö” come from?
moninaiskäyttö (Finnish) comes from Finnish käyttö, from Finnish käyttää, from Finnish käydä, from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną — to go.
moninaiskäyttö (Finnish): multipurpose use, multiple use
Definitions
- multipurpose use, multiple use
Ancestry of “moninaiskäyttö”, step by step
moninaiskäyttö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish käyttö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käyttö | use |
| 2 | Finnish | käyttää | to use, make use of‚ employ, apply, utilize,... |
| 3 | Finnish | käydä | to visit, go to (and return), attend (a place) |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | to go |
via Finnish moninainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | moninainen | diverse, manifold |
| 2 | Finnish | moni | many; few, quite a few; many people, many |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | moni | many |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | mone | — |