Where does “harmaasuodin” come from?

harmaasuodin (Finnish) comes from Finnish harmaa, from Proto-Finnic harmaga, from Proto-Baltic śirˀmas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥-m-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

harmaasuodin (Finnish): neutral density filter

Definitions

  1. neutral density filter

Ancestry of “harmaasuodin”, step by step

harmaasuodin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish harmaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharmaagrey, gray; grey, gray, dreary, gloomy; The...
2Proto-Finnicharmagagrey, gray
3Proto-Balticśirˀmas
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥-m-os
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Finnish suodin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuodinfilter; First-person singular indicative past...
2Finnishsuotaato leak; to filter out
3Proto-Samicsuoδëtēkto hiss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-