Where does “ilmatyynyalus” come from?

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

ilmatyynyalus (Finnish): hovercraft, air cushion vehicle, ground-effect...

Definitions

  1. hovercraft, air cushion vehicle, ground-effect...

Ancestry of “ilmatyynyalus”, step by step

ilmatyynyalus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ilmatyyny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilmatyynyair cushion; airbag
2Finnishtyynypillow, cushion
3Swedishdynaa cushion
4Old Norsedýna—
5Proto-GermanicdūnazAlternative form of *dūnǭ; down
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Finnish alus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalusvessel, craft, ship; underlay, base; subject
2Finnishalaarea, field, domain; field, discipline; industry,...
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dūnaz →Every word from Old Norse dýna →