Where does “vipukytkin” come from?
vipukytkin (Finnish) comes from Finnish kytkin, from Finnish kytkeä, from Proto-Finnic kütkedäk, from Proto-Uralic kütke- — to bind.
vipukytkin (Finnish): toggle switch
Ancestry of “vipukytkin”, step by step
vipukytkin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kytkin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kytkin | switch; clutch; First-person singular indicative... |
| 2 | Finnish | kytkeä | to hook, hook up, connect, couple; "~ irti" = to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kütkedäk | to bind, to tie |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kütke- | to bind |
via Finnish vipu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vipu | lever; a certain kind of trap |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vipu | lever |