Where does “ilmatyyny” come from?

ilmatyyny (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyyny, from Swedish dyna, from Old Norse dýna, from Proto-Germanic dūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

ilmatyyny (Finnish): air cushion; airbag

Definitions

  1. air cushion; airbag

Ancestry of “ilmatyyny”, step by step

ilmatyyny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tyyny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyynypillow, cushion
2Swedishdynaa cushion
3Old Norsedýna—
4Proto-GermanicdūnazAlternative form of *dūnǭ; down
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Finnish Ilma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishIlmaair
2Finnish-riUsed to create names of occupations from nouns or...
3Finnish-raForms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal...
4Finnish-iA nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
5Proto-Uralic-joblique plural

Words derived from “ilmatyyny”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dūnaz →Every word from Old Norse dýna →