Where does “nopeudenrajoitin” come from?
nopeudenrajoitin (Finnish) comes from Finnish rajoitin, from Finnish rajoittaa, from Finnish raja, from Old East Slavic краи, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krájīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-eye-ti — to sift, to separate.
nopeudenrajoitin (Finnish): speed limiter
Definitions
- speed limiter
Ancestry of “nopeudenrajoitin”, step by step
nopeudenrajoitin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rajoitin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rajoitin | limiter; First-person singular indicative past... |
| 2 | Finnish | rajoittaa | to restrict, limit; to inhibit; to constrain |
| 3 | Finnish | raja | border, boundary, limit, line line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | краи | edge; land, country |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | krajь | edge, end |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | krojiti | to cut |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | krájīˀtei | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁-eye-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kroh₁y- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kreh₁y- | to sift, to separate |
via Finnish nopeus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nopeus | velocity; speed; swiftness, quickness, rapidity |
| 2 | Finnish | nopea | quick, fast, rapid |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | nopeda | fast, quick |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snapāną | to snap; grab |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ksnew- | to scrape, sharpen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |