Where does “sytkytys” come from?
sytkytys (Finnish) comes from Finnish sytkyttää, from Finnish sykkiä, from Finnish -ia, from Proto-Finnic -idak, from Proto-Uralic -j-.
sytkytys (Finnish): chugging making such a dull sound
Definitions
- chugging making such a dull sound
Ancestry of “sytkytys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sytkyttää | to chug make dull and somewhat sharp explosive sounds; make infrequent but somewhat regular sounds, like that of an engine or motor |
| 2 | Finnish | sykkiä | to pulse, pulsate; to beat, throb; to be aroused |
| 3 | Finnish | -ia | Forms primarily transitive verbs describing... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -idak | applicative suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -j- | — |