Where does “tyhjäkäyntisäädin” come from?
tyhjäkäyntisäädin (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyhjäkäynti, 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.
Ancestry of “tyhjäkäyntisäädin”, step by step
tyhjäkäyntisäädin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tyhjäkäynti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tyhjäkäynti | idling of an engine: state of running at a slow speed, or out of gear |
| 2 | Finnish | tyhjä | empty; blank; void |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tühjä | empty |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tuskjas | empty |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tews- | to be empty; to drain; to be happy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tu- | to swell; bird-cry, shriek |