Where does “hienosäädin” come from?

hienosäädin (Finnish) comes from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

hienosäädin (Finnish): fine-tuner, refining tool

Definitions

  1. fine-tuner, refining tool

Ancestry of “hienosäädin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in
3Proto-Uralic-ma
Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Finnish -inEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in