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Where does “kynttilänsammutin” come from?

kynttilänsammutin (Finnish) comes from Finnish kynttilä, from Faroese kyndil, from Old Norse kyndill, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

kynttilänsammutin (Finnish): candle snuffer

Definitions

  1. candle snuffer

Ancestry of “kynttilänsammutin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynttiläcandle; candlepower
2Faroesekyndillantern
3Old Norsekyndilltorch
4Latincandēla—
5Latincandeō—
6Proto-Italickandēō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow
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