Where does “loissähkö” come from?

loissähkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish sähkö, from Finnish sähähtää, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.

loissähkö (Finnish): reactive power power in an electrical grid that moves back and forth and cannot be utilized by the consumer

Definitions

  1. reactive power power in an electrical grid that moves back and forth and cannot be utilized by the consumer

Ancestry of “loissähkö”, step by step

loissähkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sähkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsähköelectricity
2Finnishsähähtääto sizzle
3Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
4Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
5Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

via Finnish loinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloinenparasite; parasitic
2Finnishluo-
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta-
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