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

  1. A convoy of a towboat and a barge

Ancestry of “työntökytkye”, step by step

työntökytkye traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kytkye

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkytkyeconvoy group of ships joined together physically, e.g. during pushing
2Finnishkytkeäto hook, hook up, connect, couple; "~ irti" = to...
3Proto-Finnickütkedäkto bind, to tie
4Proto-Uralickütke-to bind

via Finnish työntö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöntöthrust, push
2FinnishtyöntääTo push
3Proto-Finnictööntädäkto push, to shove
Every word from Proto-Uralic kütke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kütkedäk →Every word from Finnish kytkeä →