Where does “tyhjäkäynti” come from?
tyhjäkäynti (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyhjä, from Proto-Finnic tühjä, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.
tyhjäkäynti (Finnish): idling of an engine: state of running at a slow speed, or out of gear
Definitions
- idling of an engine: state of running at a slow speed, or out of gear
Ancestry of “tyhjäkäynti”, step by step
tyhjäkäynti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tyhjä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tyhjä | empty; blank; void |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tühjä | empty |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tuskjas | empty |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tews- | to be empty; to drain; to be happy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tu- | to swell; bird-cry, shriek |
via Finnish käynti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käynti | A gait or walk of a human; The gait or walk of a... |
| 2 | Finnish | käydä | to visit, go to (and return), attend (a place) |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | to go |