Where does “keskusimuri” come from?

keskusimuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish imuri, 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.

keskusimuri (Finnish): Short for keskuspölynimuri

Definitions

  1. Short for keskuspölynimuri

Ancestry of “keskusimuri”, step by step

keskusimuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish imuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishimurivacuum cleaner; fan
2Finnishimeäto suck; to absorb; to pull towards, attract
3Proto-Finnicimedäkto suck
4Proto-Uralicime-to suck
5Hungarianímbehold! see! lo!
6Hungarianismall, young
7Hungarianethis; look!, hey!
8Proto-Uralice-this; not; the negative verb

via Finnish keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske—
Every word from Proto-Uralic e- →Every word from Hungarian e →Every word from Hungarian i →