Where does “rataspakka” come from?

rataspakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish pakka, from Swedish backe, from Old Norse bakki, from Proto-Germanic bankô — bank, embankment; a hill.

rataspakka (Finnish): cogset, cassette

Definitions

  1. cogset, cassette

Ancestry of “rataspakka”, step by step

rataspakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpakkadeck; bundle; roll
2Swedishbackeslope; a piece of ground which slopes; ground;...
3Old Norsebakkibank; ridge, bank; a mound on which the target is...
4Proto-Germanicbankôbank, embankment; a hill

via Finnish ratas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishratascogwheel
2Proto-Finnicrat'aswheel; ? cart
Every word from Proto-Germanic bankô →Every word from Old Norse bakki →Every word from Swedish backe →
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