Where does “sihtailu” come from?

sihtailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish sihtailla, from Finnish sihdata, from Swedish sikta, from Swedish sikt, from German ansicht, from German ansehen, from German an-, from German an — on, onto.

sihtailu (Finnish): aiming

Definitions

  1. aiming

Ancestry of “sihtailu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsihtaillato aim for
2Finnishsihdatato aim, target
3Swedishsiktato sight, to see, to make a sighting; to aim; to...
4Swedishsiktsight, view; a longer timespan; a sift
5Germanansichtview a depiction of a subject, especially from a specific perspective
6Germanansehento look at, to have a look; to look at; to...
7Germanan-Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,...
8Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
9Middle High Germanānewithout
10Old High Germanānawithout
11Proto-West Germanicanaon
12Proto-Germanic*an
13Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an
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