Where does “askelvaimennin” come from?

askelvaimennin (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaimennin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

askelvaimennin (Finnish): stepped attenuator

Definitions

  1. stepped attenuator

Ancestry of “askelvaimennin”, step by step

askelvaimennin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaimennin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaimenninsilencer; damper; snubber
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish askel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaskelstep, pace; step
2Proto-Finnicaskelstep, pace
3Proto-Uralicaśkelestep
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Finnish -in →Every word from Finnish vaimennin →