Where does “mäntäventtiili” come from?

mäntäventtiili (Finnish) comes from Finnish venttiili, from Swedish ventil, from German Ventil, from Latin ventilō, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti — to blow.

mäntäventtiili (Finnish): piston valve

Definitions

  1. piston valve

Ancestry of “mäntäventtiili”, step by step

mäntäventtiili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish venttiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishventtiilivalve
2Swedishventilvalve; air inlet or outlet; porthole, a round...
3GermanVentilvalve
4Latinventilōto toss, swing, brandish in the air
5Latinventusa wind; arrival
6Proto-Italicwentoswind
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Finnish mäntä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmäntäpiston; Synonym of härkin
2Proto-Finnicmäntämixing utensil made of the top of a young pine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →