Where does “poikittaisharju” come from?

poikittaisharju (Finnish) comes from Finnish poikittainen, from Finnish poikittain, from Finnish poikki, from Finnish poikitse, from Finnish itse, from Proto-Finnic icek, from Hebrew יצחק — to laugh.

poikittaisharju (Finnish): transverse esker

Definitions

  1. transverse esker

Ancestry of “poikittaisharju”, step by step

poikittaisharju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poikittainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoikittainentransverse, traverse; abeam
2Finnishpoikittaincrosswise, diagonally, obliquely; abeam
3Finnishpoikkibroken into two or more pieces; off; exhausted,...
4Finnishpoikitse(Scattered/strewn) here and there, all over (the place), (all) spread out
5Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
6Proto-Finnicicekself
7Hebrewיצחקto laugh

via Finnish harju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharjuesker; in colloquial language also a terminal...
2Finnishharjabrush; mane; crest
3RussianХаритон
4Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
5Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
6Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
7Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Hebrew יצחקEvery word from Proto-Finnic icekEvery word from Finnish itse