Where does “kaasusäiliö” come from?

kaasusäiliö (Finnish) comes from Finnish säiliö, from Finnish -iö, from Spanish -ijo, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

kaasusäiliö (Finnish): gas container, gas tank

Definitions

  1. gas container, gas tank

Ancestry of “kaasusäiliö”, step by step

kaasusäiliö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish säiliö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäiliövessel, container, tank, cistern
2Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
3Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Finnish kaasu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaasugas; gas pedal; "olla kaasussa": to be drunk
2Proto-Uralickäsädew
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Finnish -iö →Every word from Finnish säiliö →