Where does “hartsisähkö” come from?

hartsisähkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish hartsi, from German harz, from Middle High German Hardt, from Old High German hart, from Proto-West Germanic hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

hartsisähkö (Finnish): resinous electricity negative charge

Definitions

  1. resinous electricity negative charge

Ancestry of “hartsisähkö”, step by step

hartsisähkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hartsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhartsiresin
2Germanharzresin
3Middle High GermanHardt
4Old High Germanharthard
5Proto-West Germanichard(ī)hard
6Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
7Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
8Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via Finnish sähkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsähköelectricity
2Finnishsähähtääto sizzle
3Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
4Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
5Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert-Every word from Proto-Germanic harduz