Where does “venekyyti” come from?

venekyyti (Finnish) comes from Finnish kyyti, from Old Swedish skiut, from Old Norse skjótr, from Proto-Germanic skeutaz, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

venekyyti (Finnish): boat ride

Definitions

  1. boat ride

Ancestry of “venekyyti”, step by step

venekyyti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kyyti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyytiride, lift; pump; Third-person singular...
2Old Swedishskiut—
3Old Norseskjótrfleet, quick, swift
4Proto-Germanicskeutazfast, swift, ready
5Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

via Finnish vene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveneboat
2Proto-Finnicvenehboat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaz →
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