Where does “nousukiito” come from?
nousukiito (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiito, from Finnish kiitää, from Proto-Finnic kiitädäk.
nousukiito (Finnish): takeoff roll
Ancestry of “nousukiito”, step by step
nousukiito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kiito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiito | flight, scud, dash |
| 2 | Finnish | kiitää | to race, speed, fly, dash, scud |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kiitädäk | — |
via Finnish nousu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nousu | rise; ascent; thread pitch, pitch |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |