Where does “õhufilter” come from?

õhufilter (Estonian) comes from Estonian õhk, from Finnish hehku — glow.

õhufilter (Estonian): air filter; exhaust purifier

Definitions

  1. air filter; exhaust purifier

Ancestry of “õhufilter”, step by step

õhufilter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian õhk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianõhkair
2Finnishhehkuglow

via Estonian filter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianfilter
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