Where does “etäisyysanturi” come from?

etäisyysanturi (Finnish) comes from Finnish etäisyys, from Finnish etäinen, from Finnish etä-, from Proto-Finnic etä, from Proto-Finno-Permic ečkä.

etäisyysanturi (Finnish): proximity sensor, distance sensor

Definitions

  1. proximity sensor, distance sensor

Ancestry of “etäisyysanturi”, step by step

etäisyysanturi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish etäisyys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishetäisyysdistance
2Finnishetäinenremote, distant, far
3Finnishetä-distant, remote, long-distance, far-off
4Proto-Finnicetäfar, distant
5Proto-Finno-Permicečkä—

via Finnish anturi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishanturisensor
2Finnishantaato give; to allow; to present, donate; To let,...
3Proto-Finnicantadakto give
4Proto-Uralicëmta-to give
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ečkä →Every word from Finnish etä- →Every word from Finnish etäinen →