Where does “liekki-ionisaatiodetektori” come from?

liekki-ionisaatiodetektori (Finnish) comes from Finnish liekki, from Proto-Finnic leekki — flame.

liekki-ionisaatiodetektori (Finnish): flame ionization detector

Definitions

  1. flame ionization detector

Ancestry of “liekki-ionisaatiodetektori”, step by step

liekki-ionisaatiodetektori traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liekki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliekkiflame; Short for liekkiviina
2Proto-Finnicleekkiflame

via Finnish ionisaatio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishionisaatioionization

via Finnish detektori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishdetektoriA detector
Every word from Proto-Finnic leekki