Where does “magneettisalpa” come from?

magneettisalpa (Finnish) comes from Finnish magneetti, from Swedish magnet, from Latin magnēs, from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος — Magnesian stone.

magneettisalpa (Finnish): maglock

Definitions

  1. maglock

Ancestry of “magneettisalpa”, step by step

magneettisalpa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish magneetti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmagneettimagnet
2Swedishmagneta magnet
3Latinmagnēs—
4Ancient Greekμαγνήτης λίθοςMagnesian stone

via Finnish sälpä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsälpäspar
2FinnishsalaA secret
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala—
4Proto-Uralicśalaelm
Every word from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος →Every word from Latin magnēs →Every word from Swedish magnet →