Where does “tiilihissi” come from?

tiilihissi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiili, from Old Swedish tighl, from Old Norse tigl, from Proto-Germanic tigulǭ, from Latin tēgula, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

tiilihissi (Finnish): elevator designed for lifting construction...

Definitions

  1. elevator designed for lifting construction...

Ancestry of “tiilihissi”, step by step

tiilihissi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiilibrick; tile
2Old Swedishtighl—
3Old Norsetigl—
4Proto-Germanictigulǭtile; brick
5Latintēgulaa large, flat and heavy roof tile used in an overlapping formation with the curved and smaller imbrex
6Latintegōto cover; to clothe
7Proto-Italictegōcover
8Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

via Finnish hissi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhissielevator, lift; elevator as metaphor for mental...
2Swedishhisselevator, lift
3Swedishhissato hoist; to throw someone in the air; to praise...
4Dutchhijsento pull up, hoist
5Middle Dutchhisen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Italic tegō →Every word from Latin tegō →