Where does “näennäisteho” come from?
näennäisteho (Finnish) comes from Finnish teho, from Finnish tehdä, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
näennäisteho (Finnish): apparent power
Definitions
- apparent power
Ancestry of “näennäisteho”, step by step
näennäisteho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish teho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | teho | power, effect; power; throughout |
| 2 | Finnish | tehdä | to do, perform, execute; to make, manufacture; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tektäk | to do; to make |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | teke- | to do; to put, to place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Finnish näennäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näennäinen | apparent, ostensible |
| 2 | Finnish | -nnainen | Forms nouns or adjectives from verbs |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |