Where does “pistokytkin” come from?
pistokytkin (Finnish) comes from Finnish pisto, from Finnish pistää, from Proto-Finnic pistädäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä-.
pistokytkin (Finnish): plug connector, plug and socket connector, plug and socket outlet
Definitions
- plug connector, plug and socket connector, plug and socket outlet
Ancestry of “pistokytkin”, step by step
pistokytkin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pisto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pisto | sting, bite; prick, puncture, hole made by... |
| 2 | Finnish | pistää | to poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pistädäk | to poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | pistä- | — |
via Finnish kytkin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kytkin | switch; clutch; First-person singular indicative... |
| 2 | Finnish | kytkeä | to hook, hook up, connect, couple; "~ irti" = to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kütkedäk | to bind, to tie |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kütke- | to bind |
Words derived from “pistokytkin”