Where does “räikkäväännin” come from?
räikkäväännin (Finnish) comes from Finnish väännin, from Finnish vääntää, from Proto-Finnic väntädäk, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
räikkäväännin (Finnish): ratchet wrench, ratchet
Definitions
- ratchet wrench, ratchet
Ancestry of “räikkäväännin”, step by step
räikkäväännin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish väännin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väännin | knob |
| 2 | Finnish | vääntää | To wrench, twist |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | väntädäk | to twist |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wandijaną | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
via Finnish räikkä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | räikkä | ratchet noisemaker or musical instrument where sound is generated by a board striking against a rotating gear |
| 2 | Finnish | -kkä | Front vowel variant of -kka |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |