Where does “tasajalkahyppy” come from?
tasajalkahyppy (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyppy, from Finnish hypätä, from Proto-Finnic hüp'äit'äk, from Proto-Germanic huppōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.
tasajalkahyppy (Finnish): a jump on both feet
Definitions
- a jump on both feet
Ancestry of “tasajalkahyppy”, step by step
tasajalkahyppy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hyppy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hyppy | jump; leap; vault |
| 2 | Finnish | hypätä | To jump, leap |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | hüp'äit'äk | to jump, to leap |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | huppōną | to move up and down; hop |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |
via Finnish tasajalkaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tasajalkaa | on two feet, off two feet with the feet side by side |
| 2 | Finnish | jalka | foot; leg; the lower limb of a human |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | jalka | leg; foot |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | jalka | — |