Where does “rinnankytkentä” come from?
rinnankytkentä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kytkentä, from Finnish kytkeä, from Proto-Finnic kütkedäk, from Proto-Uralic kütke- — to bind.
rinnankytkentä (Finnish): parallel connection
Ancestry of “rinnankytkentä”, step by step
rinnankytkentä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kytkentä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kytkentä | coupling |
| 2 | Finnish | kytkeä | to hook, hook up, connect, couple; "~ irti" = to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kütkedäk | to bind, to tie |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kütke- | to bind |
via Finnish rinnan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rinnan | in parallel; Alternative form of rinnakkain;... |
| 2 | Finnish | rinta | breast; chest, especially the front side of it |
| 3 | Finnish | -mä | Front vowel variant of -ma |