Where does “raitiotiekisko” come from?

raitiotiekisko (Finnish) comes from Finnish raitiotie, from Finnish raitio, from Finnish -iö, from Spanish -ijo, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

raitiotiekisko (Finnish): tram (track) rail shaped iron bar used as a rail from a tram line

Definitions

  1. tram (track) rail shaped iron bar used as a rail from a tram line

Ancestry of “raitiotiekisko”, step by step

raitiotiekisko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish raitiotie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraitiotietramway
2Finnishraitiotram rail; Alternative form of raito
3Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
4Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
5Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Finnish kisko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiskobar; rail
2Finnishkiskoato pull, wrench, tug, tear; to drag, lug, haul; ~...
3Proto-Finnickiskoidakto pull, to wrench, to tear
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Finnish -iö →Every word from Finnish raitio →