Where does “kvanttisaanto” come from?

kvanttisaanto (Finnish) comes from Finnish sääntö, from Finnish saada, from Proto-Finnic saadak, from Proto-Uralic saxe-, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

kvanttisaanto (Finnish): quantum yield

Definitions

  1. quantum yield

Ancestry of “kvanttisaanto”, step by step

kvanttisaanto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sääntö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsääntörule; regulation; laws, rules, bylaws, code
2Finnishsaadato get, receive; to afford; usually in passive;...
3Proto-Finnicsaadakto get, to receive
4Proto-Uralicsaxe-to get; to arrive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

via Finnish kvantti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkvanttiquantum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Uralic saxe-Every word from Proto-Finnic saadak