Where does “liukusäädin” come from?
liukusäädin (Finnish) comes from Finnish säädin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
liukusäädin (Finnish): slider
Ancestry of “liukusäädin”, step by step
liukusäädin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish säädin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | säädin | controller; remote control; regulator |
| 2 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish liuku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liuku | skid; slide |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |