Where does “jälkisammutus” come from?

jälkisammutus (Finnish) comes from Finnish jälki-, from Finnish jälki, from Proto-Finnic jälki, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jälke.

jälkisammutus (Finnish): follow-up extinguishing actions to extinguish any smoldering fire pockets after a fire has been put out

Definitions

  1. follow-up extinguishing actions to extinguish any smoldering fire pockets after a fire has been put out

Ancestry of “jälkisammutus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjälki-after-; post-
2Finnishjälkitrace; track; aftermath
3Proto-Finnicjälkitrace, mark; track, trail
4Proto-Finno-Ugricjälke—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jälke →Every word from Finnish jälki- →Every word from Proto-Finnic jälki →