Where does “sivuleikkurit” come from?

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

sivuleikkurit (Finnish): diagonal pliers, wire cutters

Definitions

  1. diagonal pliers, wire cutters

Ancestry of “sivuleikkurit”, step by step

sivuleikkurit 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 →