Where does “ominaislämpö” come from?

ominaislämpö (Finnish) comes from Finnish lämpö, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

ominaislämpö (Finnish): specific heat

Definitions

  1. specific heat

Ancestry of “ominaislämpö”, step by step

ominaislämpö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lämpö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlämpöwarmth, heat; heat; fever
2Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish ominainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishominainentypical, characteristic
2Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
3Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Finnish -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →