Where does “imuruoppaus” come from?
imuruoppaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish imu, from Finnish imeä, from Proto-Finnic imedäk, from Proto-Uralic ime-, from Hungarian ím, from Hungarian i, from Hungarian e, from Proto-Uralic e- — this; not; the negative verb.
imuruoppaus (Finnish): suction dredging method of dredging in which the dredged material is removed from the bottom of the waterway by suction
Definitions
- suction dredging method of dredging in which the dredged material is removed from the bottom of the waterway by suction
Ancestry of “imuruoppaus”, step by step
imuruoppaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish imu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | imu | suction; undertow; slipstream |
| 2 | Finnish | imeä | to suck; to absorb; to pull towards, attract |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | imedäk | to suck |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ime- | to suck |
| 5 | Hungarian | ím | behold! see! lo! |
| 6 | Hungarian | i | small, young |
| 7 | Hungarian | e | this; look!, hey! |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | e- | this; not; the negative verb |