Where does “sytyke” come from?

sytyke (Finnish) comes from Finnish ke, from Finnish kerä, from Finnish keralla, from Finnish kerralla — Adessive singular form of kerta; at one time,...

sytyke (Finnish): tinder small dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter etc., used to help light a fire

Definitions

  1. tinder small dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter etc., used to help light a fire

Ancestry of “sytyke”, step by step

sytyke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkeAbbreviation of keskiviikko
2Finnishkeräball
3Finnishkerallawith, accompanying
4FinnishkerrallaAdessive singular form of kerta; at one time,...

via Finnish syttyä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyttyäto ignite, be ignited, catch fire; to be turned...
2Finnishsyteäto strike fast, especially of striking two things...
Every word from Finnish kerralla →