Where does “niittomurskain” come from?

niittomurskain (Finnish) comes from Finnish niitto, from Finnish niittää, from Proto-Finnic niittädäk, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.

niittomurskain (Finnish): mower conditioner

Definitions

  1. mower conditioner

Ancestry of “niittomurskain”, step by step

niittomurskain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish niitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniittomowing, cutting, reaping
2FinnishniittääTo mow, cut, scythe, reap; To win, achieve
3Proto-Finnicniittädäkto mow, to cut down
4Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut

via Finnish murskain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmurskainbreaker; Genitive plural form of murska
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic niittädäk →