Where does “aurinkokenno” come from?

aurinkokenno (Finnish) comes from Finnish kenno, from Proto-Finnic kenno, from Proto-Germanic hennǭ.

aurinkokenno (Finnish): solar cell

Definitions

  1. solar cell

Ancestry of “aurinkokenno”, step by step

aurinkokenno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kenno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkennohoneycomb, a cell in a honeycomb; cell; Short for...
2Proto-Finnickenno—
3Proto-Germanichennǭ—

via Finnish aurinko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaurinkothe Sun
Every word from Proto-Germanic hennǭ →Every word from Proto-Finnic kenno →Every word from Finnish kenno →