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Where does “oikosulku” come from?

oikosulku (Finnish) comes from Finnish sulku, from Finnish sulkea, from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke-.

oikosulku (Finnish): short circuit; Synonym of ajatuskatko

Definitions

  1. short circuit; Synonym of ajatuskatko

Ancestry of “oikosulku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulkubracket; blockade; lock
2Finnishsulkeato close, shut; to turn off, to switch off
3Proto-Finnicsülkedäkto spit
4Proto-Finno-Permicśulke-—

Words derived from “oikosulku”

  • oikosulkupala
  • oikosulkea
  • oikosulkumoottori
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