Where does “riippukansio” come from?

riippukansio (Finnish) comes from Finnish kansio, from Finnish kansi, from Proto-Finnic kanci, from Czech -í, from Old Czech -í, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

riippukansio (Finnish): suspension file, hanging folder

Definitions

  1. suspension file, hanging folder

Ancestry of “riippukansio”, step by step

riippukansio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kansio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkansiofile, folder; folder, directory
2Finnishkansilid, top, cover; cover; deck
3Proto-Finnickancicover, lid
4CzechForming attributive adjectives from nouns,...
5Old Czechforming attributive adjectives from nouns, especially animals
6Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
8Proto-Finnicwiša
9Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

via Finnish riippua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishriippuaTo hang, dangle, be suspended; To depend
2Proto-Finnicrippudakto hang
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós