Where does “dentaalispirantti” come from?

dentaalispirantti (Finnish) comes from Finnish dentaalinen, from Latin dentālis, from Latin dēns, from Italian dente, from Latin dens, from Proto-Italic dents, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

dentaalispirantti (Finnish): a dental non-sibilant fricative, IPA [θ] or [ð]

Definitions

  1. a dental non-sibilant fricative, IPA [θ] or [ð]

Ancestry of “dentaalispirantti”, step by step

dentaalispirantti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish dentaalinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishdentaalinendental
2Latindentālisbearing or furnished with small toothlike projections
3Latindēnsa tooth
4Italiandentetooth; cog, prong
5Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
6Proto-Italicdentstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Finnish spirantti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishspiranttispirant
2Latinspiransbreathing; exhaling
3LatinspiroI breathe, draw breath, respire; I blow, breathe,...
4Proto-Italicspeizō—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Italic dents →