Where does “muuntamorakennus” come from?
muuntamorakennus (Finnish) comes from Finnish muuntamo, from Finnish muuntaa, from Finnish muu, from Proto-Finnic muu, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mu.
muuntamorakennus (Finnish): transformer (substation) building
Definitions
- transformer (substation) building
Ancestry of “muuntamorakennus”, step by step
muuntamorakennus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muuntamo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muuntamo | transformer station or substation |
| 2 | Finnish | muuntaa | to convert, transform; Third-person singular... |
| 3 | Finnish | muu | other, another; the others; else |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | muu | other, another; different |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | mu | — |
via Finnish rakennus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rakennus | building; building, construction |
| 2 | Finnish | rakentaa | to build, construct |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rakentadak | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | rakkɜ- | to make, prepare, build |