Where does “kelvinasteikko” come from?

kelvinasteikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kelvin, from English Kelvin, from Scottish Gaelic abhainn, from Old Irish aub, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

kelvinasteikko (Finnish): Kelvin scale

Definitions

  1. Kelvin scale

Ancestry of “kelvinasteikko”, step by step

kelvinasteikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kelvin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelvinkelvin unit of temperature
2EnglishKelvinAlternative letter-case form of kelvin
3Scottish Gaelicabhainnriver, stream
4Old Irishaubriver
5Proto-Celticabūriver
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

via Finnish asteikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasteikkoscale
2Finnish-ikkoForms nouns for groups of a particular number,...
3Proto-Finnic-ikkoForms nouns indicating a group of things
4Proto-Finnic-i-Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Celtic abū →Every word from Old Irish aub →