Where does “raidetykki” come from?
raidetykki (Finnish) comes from Finnish tykki, from Swedish stycke, from Old Norse stykki, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
raidetykki (Finnish): railgun
Definitions
- railgun
Ancestry of “raidetykki”, step by step
raidetykki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tykki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tykki | gun with a calibre of more than 20 millimeters;... |
| 2 | Swedish | stycke | a piece; a paragraph |
| 3 | Old Norse | stykki | piece, chop |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stukkiją | stump; piece |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Finnish raide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | raide | track, railroad track; numbered track or platform... |
| 2 | Finnish | Raita | stripe, band long strip of a colour or material |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | raidō | ride, journey; name of the R-rune |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |