Where does “siimaleikkuri” come from?
siimaleikkuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish siima, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *siima, from Proto-Germanic sīmô, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁i- — to tie, bind.
siimaleikkuri (Finnish): string trimmer
Definitions
- string trimmer
Ancestry of “siimaleikkuri”, step by step
siimaleikkuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish siima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siima | fishing line, fishline; flagellum |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *siima | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sīmô | rope, cord, string |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁i- | to tie, bind |
via Finnish leikkuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leikkuri | cutter |
| 2 | Finnish | leikata | to cut; to incise; to mow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | leik'at'ak | to cut |