Where does “siirtolista” come from?
siirtolista (Finnish) comes from Finnish siirto, from Finnish siirtää, from Proto-Finnic siirtädäk — to move, to transfer.
siirtolista (Finnish): transfer list
Ancestry of “siirtolista”, step by step
siirtolista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish siirto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siirto | move, shift, transport; transfer |
| 2 | Finnish | siirtää | to move, transfer; to transfer; to reschedule,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | siirtädäk | to move, to transfer |
via Finnish lista
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lista | list; Short for ruokalista; Short for pörssilista... |
| 2 | Swedish | lista | a list; a register or roll of paper consisting of... |