Where does “ilmastointikanava” come from?
ilmastointikanava (Finnish) comes from Finnish kanava, from Russian кана́ва, from Polish kanał, from Italian canale, from Latin canālis, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.
ilmastointikanava (Finnish): ventilation duct, ventilation shaft, air duct
Definitions
- ventilation duct, ventilation shaft, air duct
Ancestry of “ilmastointikanava”, step by step
ilmastointikanava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kanava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kanava | canal; channel; duct |
| 2 | Russian | кана́ва | ditch, gutter, drain, trench |
| 3 | Polish | kanał | channel, canal; feed |
| 4 | Italian | canale | channel; canal; conduit |
| 5 | Latin | canālis | a pipe, spout, channel, conduit |
| 6 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 8 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 9 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
via Finnish ilmastointi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ilmastointi | air conditioning |
| 2 | Finnish | ilmastoida | to air-condition |
| 3 | Finnish | ilmasto | climate |
| 4 | Finnish | Ilma | air |
| 5 | Finnish | -ri | Used to create names of occupations from nouns or... |
| 6 | Finnish | -ra | Forms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal... |
| 7 | Finnish | -i | A nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used... |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | -j | oblique plural |