Where does “töyssyinen” come from?

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

töyssyinen (Finnish): bumpy

Definitions

  1. bumpy

Ancestry of “töyssyinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtöyssybump; speed bump
2Finnishtöyräsbank, embankment
3FinnishteurasAn animal to be slaughtered
4Proto-Germanicþeurazbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Germanic þeuraz →Every word from Finnish teuras →