Where does “rinnehissi” come from?

rinnehissi (Finnish) comes from Finnish rinne, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

rinnehissi (Finnish): funicular rail transit on an incline to transport people up a hill or mountain

Definitions

  1. funicular rail transit on an incline to transport people up a hill or mountain

Ancestry of “rinnehissi”, step by step

rinnehissi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rinne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrinneA slope, hillside; A piste
2Finnish-eUsed for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives
3Finnishhartiashoulder
4Serbo-Croatianhartijapaper
5Greekχαρτίpaper
6Koine Greekχαρτίονpaper, papyrus
7Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
8Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Finnish hissi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhissielevator, lift; elevator as metaphor for mental...
2Swedishhisselevator, lift
3Swedishhissato hoist; to throw someone in the air; to praise...
4Dutchhijsento pull up, hoist
5Middle Dutchhisen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-
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