Where does “nuottiavain” come from?

nuottiavain (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuotti, from Swedish nöt, from Old Swedish nut, from Old Norse hnot, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

nuottiavain (Finnish): clef

Definitions

  1. clef

Ancestry of “nuottiavain”, step by step

nuottiavain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nuotti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuottinote; sheet music; pace notes
2Swedishnötnut, a hard-shelled seed; a difficult problem;...
3Old Swedishnutnut
4Old Norsehnotnut
5Proto-Germanichnutsnut
6Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via Finnish avain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavainkey; code; clef, used especially in compound...
2Finnishavatato open; to unwrap; to turn on
3Proto-Finnicavait'akto open
4Proto-Finno-Ugricaŋa-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuts →