Where does “tykistöasema” come from?
tykistöasema (Finnish) comes from Finnish tykistö, from Finnish tykki, from Swedish stycke, from Old Norse stykki, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
tykistöasema (Finnish): artillery emplacement
Definitions
- artillery emplacement
Ancestry of “tykistöasema”, step by step
tykistöasema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tykistö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tykistö | artillery |
| 2 | Finnish | tykki | gun with a calibre of more than 20 millimeters;... |
| 3 | Swedish | stycke | a piece; a paragraph |
| 4 | Old Norse | stykki | piece, chop |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stukkiją | stump; piece |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Finnish asema
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | asema | state, position, situation; status; station |