Where does “sivuleikkuri” come from?

sivuleikkuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish leikkuri, from Finnish leikata, from Proto-Finnic leik'at'ak — to cut.

sivuleikkuri (Finnish): wire cutters see

Definitions

  1. wire cutters see

Ancestry of “sivuleikkuri”, step by step

sivuleikkuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leikkuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleikkuricutter
2Finnishleikatato cut; to incise; to mow
3Proto-Finnicleik'at'akto cut

via Finnish sivu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsivupage, side; side; flank
Every word from Proto-Finnic leik'at'ak →Every word from Finnish leikata →Every word from Finnish leikkuri →
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