Where does “hehkutulppa” come from?

hehkutulppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulppa, from Proto-Germanic *stulpô, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

hehkutulppa (Finnish): A glow plug

Definitions

  1. A glow plug

Ancestry of “hehkutulppa”, step by step

hehkutulppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tulppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtulppaA plug; A spigot; A stopper
2Proto-Germanic*stulpôpost, pole, column
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Finnish hehku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhehkuglow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *stulpô →Every word from Finnish tulppa →