Where does “nopeuslasku” come from?

nopeuslasku (Finnish) comes from Finnish nopeus, from Finnish nopea, from Proto-Finnic nopeda, from Proto-Germanic snapāną, from Proto-Indo-European ksnew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

nopeuslasku (Finnish): speed skiing

Definitions

  1. speed skiing

Ancestry of “nopeuslasku”, step by step

nopeuslasku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nopeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnopeusvelocity; speed; swiftness, quickness, rapidity
2Finnishnopeaquick, fast, rapid
3Proto-Finnicnopedafast, quick
4Proto-Germanicsnapānąto snap; grab
5Proto-Indo-Europeanksnew-to scrape, sharpen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

via Finnish lasku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaskudescent, an instance of descending, sliding down...
2Voticlaskõato let go, let loose, release
3Proto-Finniclaskedakto drop, to fall; to release; to let, to allow
4Proto-Uraliclaćke-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksnew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snapāną →