Where does “pliidiraud” come from?

pliidiraud (Estonian) comes from Estonian pliit, from Russian плита́, from Ancient Greek πλίνθος — A brick, whether sun or fire baked; A squared...

pliidiraud (Estonian): hob, stovetop

Definitions

  1. hob, stovetop

Ancestry of “pliidiraud”, step by step

pliidiraud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian pliit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpliitstove
2Russianплита́stove
3Ancient GreekπλίνθοςA brick, whether sun or fire baked; A squared...

via Estonian raud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianraudiron
2Proto-Finnicrautairon
Every word from Ancient Greek πλίνθος →Every word from Russian плита́ →Every word from Estonian pliit →