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Where does “nokka-akseli” come from?

nokka-akseli (Finnish) comes from Finnish akseli, from Danish Aksel, from Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם, from Hebrew אָב, from Akkadian 𒉈, from Sumerian 𒉈 — to bring, carry; to burn; fire.

nokka-akseli (Finnish): camshaft

Definitions

  1. camshaft

Ancestry of “nokka-akseli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishakseliaxle, shaft; axis
2DanishAksel—
3Hebrewאַבְשָׁלוֹם—
4Hebrewאָבchief; father; father; ancestor, forefather
5Akkadian𒉈Ab, fifth month of the year; fire
6Sumerian𒉈to bring, carry; to burn; fire
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