Where does “tykkijuna” come from?

tykkijuna (Finnish) comes 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.

tykkijuna (Finnish): railway gun

Definitions

  1. railway gun

Ancestry of “tykkijuna”, step by step

tykkijuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tykki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtykkigun with a calibre of more than 20 millimeters;...
2Swedishstyckea piece; a paragraph
3Old Norsestykkipiece, chop
4Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Finnish juna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjunatrain
2Finnishjuoniplot, design; scheme, conspiracy; storyline, plot
3Proto-Finnicjoonipath
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkiją →