Where does “siirtopylkkä” come from?
siirtopylkkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish siirto, from Finnish siirtää, from Proto-Finnic siirtädäk — to move, to transfer.
Ancestry of “siirtopylkkä”, step by step
siirtopylkkä 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 pylkkä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pylkkä | stock part of a machine that supports items or holds them in place |