Where does “vallankaappausyritys” come from?

vallankaappausyritys (Finnish) comes from Finnish vallankaappaus, from Finnish kaappaus, from Finnish kaapata, from Swedish kåpa, from Dutch kapen, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi — on, onto.

vallankaappausyritys (Finnish): attempted coup, attempted coup d'état, coup attempt

Definitions

  1. attempted coup, attempted coup d'état, coup attempt

Ancestry of “vallankaappausyritys”, step by step

vallankaappausyritys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vallankaappaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvallankaappauscoup d'état, coup
2Finnishkaappaushijack
3Finnishkaapatato capture, abduct, kidnap; to hijack
4Swedishkåpacowl, cloak, hood; cover
5Dutchkapento hijack, to seize control of something -...
6Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
7Middle Dutchendeand; end
8Old Dutchendiend
9Proto-West Germanicandīend
10Proto-Germanicandijazend
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Finnish yritys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyrityscompany, firm, enterprise; especially a venture...
2Finnishyrittääto try, attempt, endeavour/endeavor
3Old Norseyrkjato work
4Proto-Germanicwurkijanąto work, to do work; to make
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos