Where does “siksakkaus” come from?
siksakkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish siksakata, from Finnish siksak, from English Zigzag, from French zigzag, from German Zickzack, from Italian zigzagare, from Russian зигза́г — zigzag.
siksakkaus (Finnish): zigzagging movement or layout of something that zigzags
Definitions
- zigzagging movement or layout of something that zigzags
Ancestry of “siksakkaus”, step by step
siksakkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish siksakata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siksakata | to zigzag |
| 2 | Finnish | siksak | zigzag |
| 3 | English | Zigzag | A line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions |
| 4 | French | zigzag | zigzag |
| 5 | German | Zickzack | zigzag |
| 6 | Italian | zigzagare | intransitive; to zigzag; to walk in a zigzag... |
| 7 | Russian | зигза́г | zigzag |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |