Where does “tasohyppely” come from?
tasohyppely (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyppely, from Finnish hypellä, 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.
tasohyppely (Finnish): platform game
Definitions
- platform game
Ancestry of “tasohyppely”, step by step
tasohyppely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hyppely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hyppely | jumping |
| 2 | Finnish | hypellä | To jump about |
| 3 | Finnish | hypätä | To jump, leap |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | hüp'äit'äk | to jump, to leap |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | huppōną | to move up and down; hop |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |