Where does “erotuskolonni” come from?

erotuskolonni (Finnish) comes from Finnish erotus, from Finnish erottaa, from Finnish erota, from Finnish ero, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

erotuskolonni (Finnish): fractionating column

Definitions

  1. fractionating column

Ancestry of “erotuskolonni”, step by step

erotuskolonni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish erotus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisherotusdifference; difference, relative complement;...
2Finnisherottaato separate; to divide; to fire, dismiss
3Finnisherotato divorce; to differ, be different; to resign
4Finnisherodifference, distinction; Short for avioero;...
5Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
7Proto-Uralic-w

via Finnish kolonni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolonnicolumn instrument used to separate the different components of a liquid or to purify chemical compounds
Every word from Proto-Uralic -wEvery word from Finnish -oEvery word from Proto-Finnic -o