Where does “lämmönjohtavuus” come from?

lämmönjohtavuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish lämpö, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

lämmönjohtavuus (Finnish): thermal conductivity

Definitions

  1. thermal conductivity

Ancestry of “lämmönjohtavuus”, step by step

lämmönjohtavuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lämpö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlämpöwarmth, heat; heat; fever
2Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish johtavuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjohtavuusconductivity, conductance
2FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Finnish -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →