Where does “nivelvaihe” come from?

nivelvaihe (Finnish) comes from Finnish nivel, from Finnish niveljalkainen, from New Latin Arthropoda, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον, from Ancient Greek ἀραρίσκω, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

nivelvaihe (Finnish): a transitional stage for a pupil when they are moving from primary to secondary education, etc

Definitions

  1. a transitional stage for a pupil when they are moving from primary to secondary education, etc

Ancestry of “nivelvaihe”, step by step

nivelvaihe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nivel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniveljoint; articulation
2FinnishniveljalkainenAn arthropod
3New LatinArthropoda
4Ancient Greekἄρθρονjoint; limb; articulation
5Ancient Greekἀραρίσκωjoin, fasten; fit together, construct; fit,...
6Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
7Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

via Finnish vaihe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaihephase, stage, point, period; phase; stage of a...
2Proto-Finnicvajehgap
3Proto-Uralicwaješe-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -sḱétiEvery word from Ancient Greek -σκωEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀραρίσκω