Where does “varmuusketju” come from?

varmuusketju (Finnish) comes from Finnish ketju, from Swedish kedja, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

varmuusketju (Finnish): safety chain

Definitions

  1. safety chain

Ancestry of “varmuusketju”, step by step

varmuusketju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ketju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishketjuchain; necklace; line
2Swedishkedjachain; chain; a series of interconnected things;...
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via Finnish varmuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarmuuscertainty
2FinnishVarmasure, certain
3Finnishvarmasure, certain; sure, confident
4Proto-Finnicvarmastrong, sturdy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →