Where does “töyssy” come from?

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

töyssy (Finnish): bump; speed bump

Definitions

  1. bump; speed bump

Ancestry of “töyssy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtöyräsbank, embankment
2FinnishteurasAn animal to be slaughtered
3Proto-Germanicþeurazbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “töyssy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeuraz →Every word from Finnish teuras →