Where does “sinkojoukkue” come from?

sinkojoukkue (Finnish) comes from Finnish joukkue, from Finnish joukko, from Proto-Finnic joukko, from Proto-Germanic jaukiją, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

sinkojoukkue (Finnish): RPG platoon

Definitions

  1. RPG platoon

Ancestry of “sinkojoukkue”, step by step

sinkojoukkue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish joukkue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjoukkueA team; A platoon
2Finnishjoukkogroup, cluster, band; crowd of people number of things or persons, especially a rather large and unorganized one
3Proto-Finnicjoukkogroup
4Proto-Germanicjaukijądraught animal; team of oxen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

via Finnish sinko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsinkoa (usually shoulder-fired) weapon which fires anti-tank projectiles; recoilless rifle, rocket launcher especially a shoulder-fired one; colloquial bazooka
2Finnishsingotato fling, hurl, throw, dart; to catapult
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg-Every word from Proto-Germanic jaukijąEvery word from Proto-Finnic joukko
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