Where does “kolmivaihesähkö” come from?
kolmivaihesähkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish sähkö, from Finnish sähähtää, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.
kolmivaihesähkö (Finnish): three-phase electric power
Definitions
- three-phase electric power
Ancestry of “kolmivaihesähkö”, step by step
kolmivaihesähkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sähkö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sähkö | electricity |
| 2 | Finnish | sähähtää | to sizzle |
| 3 | Finnish | ahtaa | to cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | aktadak | to hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | ëkta- | to hang up |
via Finnish kolmivaiheinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kolmivaiheinen | three-phase, triphasic |
| 2 | Finnish | kolmi- | tri-, three-, triple |
| 3 | Finnish | kolme | three |
| 4 | Finnish | kolmi | tri- |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | *kolme | — |