Where does “sukupuoliakti” come from?

sukupuoliakti (Finnish) comes from Finnish akti, from Swedish akt, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

sukupuoliakti (Finnish): sexual act

Definitions

  1. sexual act

Ancestry of “sukupuoliakti”, step by step

sukupuoliakti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish akti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaktiact
2Swedishaktact; a division of a theatrical performance; act,...
3Latināctusmade, done, having been done
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Finnish sukupuoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukupuolisex, gender
2Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
3Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
4Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →