Where does “sähkötrukki” come from?

sähkötrukki (Finnish) comes from Finnish trukki, from English truck, from English truckle, from Middle English trokel, from Anglo-Norman trocle, from Medieval Latin trochlea, from Ancient Greek τροχιλία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

sähkötrukki (Finnish): electric forklift, electric truck

Definitions

  1. electric forklift, electric truck

Ancestry of “sähkötrukki”, step by step

sähkötrukki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish trukki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtrukkiA forklift or other similar industrial vehicle...
2EnglishtruckA small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel...
3EnglishtruckleA small wheel; a caster or pulley; A small wheel...
4Middle Englishtrokelcaster, wheel, roller
5Anglo-Normantrocle
6Medieval Latintrochleaa block, sheaf containing one or more pulleys;...
7Ancient Greekτροχιλία
8Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
9Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
10Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Finnish sähkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsähköelectricity
2Finnishsähähtääto sizzle
3Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
4Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
5Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek τροχιλία
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