Where does “elektrilöök” come from?

elektrilöök (Estonian) comes from Estonian löök, from Estonian lööma, from Proto-Finnic löödäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewe- — to throw, shoot.

elektrilöök (Estonian): electric shock

Definitions

  1. electric shock

Ancestry of “elektrilöök”, step by step

elektrilöök traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian löök

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlöökhit, punch, beat
2Estonianlöömato hit
3Proto-Finniclöödäkto hit, to strike; to beat
4Proto-Finno-Ugriclewe-to throw, shoot

via Estonian elekter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianelekterelectricity
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