Where does “tykkimies” come from?
tykkimies (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.
tykkimies (Finnish): A private in the artillery
Definitions
- A private in the artillery
Ancestry of “tykkimies”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tykki | gun with a calibre of more than 20 millimeters;... |
| 2 | Swedish | stycke | a piece; a paragraph |
| 3 | Old Norse | stykki | piece, chop |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stukkiją | stump; piece |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |