Where does “telaketju” come from?

telaketju (Finnish) comes from Finnish ketju, from Swedish kedja, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

telaketju (Finnish): A caterpillar track

Definitions

  1. A caterpillar track

Ancestry of “telaketju”, step by step

telaketju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ketju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishketjuchain; necklace; line
2Swedishkedjachain; chain; a series of interconnected things;...
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via Finnish tela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtelaa log or other piece of wood used as support to...
2Proto-Germanicþeląfloor; deal
3Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

Words derived from “telaketju”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Swedish kedja →