Where does “yhdysviiva” come from?

yhdysviiva (Finnish) comes from Finnish yhdys-, from Finnish yhtyä, from Finnish yksi, from Proto-Finnic ükci, from Proto-Uralic ükte — one.

yhdysviiva (Finnish): A hyphen used in compounds with colliding vowels

Definitions

  1. A hyphen used in compounds with colliding vowels

Ancestry of “yhdysviiva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyhdys-Indicated unity or connection, English...
2FinnishyhtyäTo unite; To concur
3Finnishyksione
4Proto-Finnicükcione
5Proto-Uralicükteone
Every word from Proto-Uralic ükte →Every word from Proto-Finnic ükci →Every word from Finnish yksi →