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
Ancestry of “töyssy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | töyräs | bank, embankment |
| 2 | Finnish | teuras | An animal to be slaughtered |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þeuraz | bull |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |
Words derived from “töyssy”