Where does “sillankansi” come from?

sillankansi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kansi, from Proto-Finnic kanci, from Czech -í, from Old Czech -í, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

sillankansi (Finnish): bridge deck

Definitions

  1. bridge deck

Ancestry of “sillankansi”, step by step

sillankansi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kansi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkansilid, top, cover; cover; deck
2Proto-Finnickancicover, lid
3CzechForming attributive adjectives from nouns,...
4Old Czechforming attributive adjectives from nouns, especially animals
5Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
7Proto-Finnicwiša
8Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

via Finnish siltä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsiltäAblative singular form of se
2Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
3Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
4Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
5Proto-Finno-Ugric-s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisósEvery word from Czech Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás
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