Where does “töyssähdys” come from?

töyssähdys (Finnish) comes from Finnish töyssähtää, from Finnish töyssy, from Finnish töyräs, from Finnish teuras, from Proto-Germanic þeuraz, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

töyssähdys (Finnish): sudden jump or bounce such as of a vehicle

Definitions

  1. sudden jump or bounce such as of a vehicle

Ancestry of “töyssähdys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtöyssähtääto suddenly jump or bounce of a vehicle
2Finnishtöyssybump; speed bump
3Finnishtöyräsbank, embankment
4FinnishteurasAn animal to be slaughtered
5Proto-Germanicþeurazbull
6Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeuraz →Every word from Finnish teuras →