Where does “viivakoodinlukija” come from?

viivakoodinlukija (Finnish) comes from Finnish viivakoodi, from Finnish koodi, from English code, from Middle English code, from Old English codd, from Proto-Germanic kuddô, from Proto-Indo-European gewt-, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

viivakoodinlukija (Finnish): barcode reader

Definitions

  1. barcode reader

Ancestry of “viivakoodinlukija”, step by step

viivakoodinlukija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viivakoodi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviivakoodibarcode
2Finnishkoodicode
3EnglishcodeA short symbol, often with little relation to the...
4Middle EnglishcodeAny kind of plant gum; a gummy or resinous...
5Old Englishcoddbag; sack; husk
6Proto-Germanickuddôbag; pod; sack; purse
7Proto-Indo-Europeangewt-sack; pouch; pouch, sack
8Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Finnish lukija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlukijareader
2Ingrianlukkiato read
3Proto-Finniclukedakto count; to read ?
4Proto-Uralicluke-to count
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewt-Every word from Proto-Germanic kuddô