Where does “hammaspyöräpumppu” come from?

hammaspyöräpumppu (Finnish) comes from Finnish hammaspyörä, from Finnish hammas, from Proto-Finnic hambas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

hammaspyöräpumppu (Finnish): gear pump

Definitions

  1. gear pump

Ancestry of “hammaspyöräpumppu”, step by step

hammaspyöräpumppu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hammaspyörä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhammaspyöräA cogwheel, gearwheel
2Finnishhammastooth
3Proto-Finnichambastooth
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

via Finnish pumppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpumppupump; heart
2Swedishpumpa pump
3GermanPumpepump; heart
4Middle Low Germanpumpepump; a pump
5Middle Dutchpompedevice for raising water, pump; pipe, water...
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