Where does “raitiokisko” come from?
raitiokisko (Finnish) comes from Finnish raitio, from Finnish -iö, from Spanish -ijo, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.
raitiokisko (Finnish): tram rail
Ancestry of “raitiokisko”, step by step
raitiokisko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish raitio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | raitio | tram rail; Alternative form of raito |
| 2 | Finnish | -iö | Front vowel variant of -io |
| 3 | Spanish | -ijo | indicating a diminutive or despective quality |
| 4 | Proto-Bantu | ì- | Class 5 noun prefix |
via Finnish kisko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kisko | bar; rail |
| 2 | Finnish | kiskoa | to pull, wrench, tug, tear; to drag, lug, haul; ~... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kiskoidak | to pull, to wrench, to tear |