Where does “näköalahissi” come from?
näköalahissi (Finnish) comes from Finnish hissi, from Swedish hiss, from Swedish hissa, from Dutch hijsen, from Middle Dutch hisen.
näköalahissi (Finnish): any lift or elevator with a view, such as a gondola lift
Definitions
- any lift or elevator with a view, such as a gondola lift
Ancestry of “näköalahissi”, step by step
näköalahissi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hissi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hissi | elevator, lift; elevator as metaphor for mental... |
| 2 | Swedish | hiss | elevator, lift |
| 3 | Swedish | hissa | to hoist; to throw someone in the air; to praise... |
| 4 | Dutch | hijsen | to pull up, hoist |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | hisen | — |
via Finnish näköala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näköala | view, scenery, sight, vista; prospect, outlook,... |
| 2 | Finnish | älä | The second-person singular form of the negative... |
| 3 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |