Where does “tarkkakäyntinen” come from?
tarkkakäyntinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarkka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.
tarkkakäyntinen (Finnish): precise, steady, that runs precisely and steadily of a clock or a similar mechanism
Definitions
- precise, steady, that runs precisely and steadily of a clock or a similar mechanism
Ancestry of “tarkkakäyntinen”, step by step
tarkkakäyntinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tarkka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tarkka | accurate, exact, precise; particular, pedantic,... |
| 2 | Swedish | stärk | strong |
| 3 | Old Swedish | starker | stiff, rigid; steady; strong |
| 4 | Old Norse | sterkr | strong |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |
via Finnish käynti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käynti | A gait or walk of a human; The gait or walk of a... |
| 2 | Finnish | käydä | to visit, go to (and return), attend (a place) |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | to go |