Where does “työntökytkye” come from?
työntökytkye (Finnish) comes from Finnish kytkye, from Finnish kytkeä, from Proto-Finnic kütkedäk, from Proto-Uralic kütke- — to bind.
työntökytkye (Finnish): A convoy of a towboat and a barge
Definitions
- A convoy of a towboat and a barge
Ancestry of “työntökytkye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kytkye | — |
| 2 | Finnish | kytkeä | to hook, hook up, connect, couple; "~ irti" = to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kütkedäk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kütke- | to bind |