Where does “taivutuskone” come from?
taivutuskone (Finnish) comes from Finnish taivutus, from Finnish taivuttaa, from Finnish taipua, from Proto-Finnic taipudak.
Ancestry of “taivutuskone”, step by step
taivutuskone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taivutus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taivutus | bending; inflection; declension |
| 2 | Finnish | taivuttaa | to make something curved, to bend; to persuade or... |
| 3 | Finnish | taipua | to become curved, to bend; to change one's... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | taipudak | — |
via Finnish kone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kone | machine; appliance; Short for lentokone |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | koneh | magic |