Where does “lämpönielu” come from?

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

lämpönielu (Finnish): heat sink

Definitions

  1. heat sink

Ancestry of “lämpönielu”, step by step

lämpönielu 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 nielu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnieluthroat; pharynx; sink
2Finnishnielläto swallow
3Proto-Finnicneeldäkto swallow
4Proto-Uralicńäle-to swallow
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Finnish -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →