Where does “bassokaiutin” come from?

bassokaiutin (Finnish) comes from Finnish basso, from Italian basso, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

bassokaiutin (Finnish): woofer

Definitions

  1. woofer

Ancestry of “bassokaiutin”, step by step

bassokaiutin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish basso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbassobass; bass guitar
2Italianbassolow; short; narrow, thin
3LatinBassusthick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
4Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
5Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Finnish kaiutin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaiutinspeaker, loudspeaker
2FinnishkaiuttaaTo make something reverberate/echo
3Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis →