Where does “käämivuo” come from?

käämivuo (Finnish) comes from Finnish käämi, from Old Novgorodian кѣвь, from Proto-Slavic cěvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic koi-u-i-, from Proto-Indo-European koy-w-.

käämivuo (Finnish): flux linkage magnetic flux times the winding number, represented with Φ

Definitions

  1. flux linkage magnetic flux times the winding number, represented with Φ

Ancestry of “käämivuo”, step by step

käämivuo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish käämi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäämicoil; bobbin; Third-person singular indicative...
2Old Novgorodianкѣвьspool, bobbin, reel
3Proto-Slaviccěvьtube, spool
4Proto-Balto-Slavickoi-u-i-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankoy-w-—

via Finnish vuo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuoflow; flux
2PolishwuThe name of the Latin-script letter W
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koy-w- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic koi-u-i- →Every word from Proto-Slavic cěvь →