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Where does “pakoventtiili” come from?

pakoventtiili (Finnish) comes from Finnish venttiili, from Swedish ventil, from German Ventil, from Latin ventilō, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti — to blow.

pakoventtiili (Finnish): exhaust valve

Definitions

  1. exhaust valve

Ancestry of “pakoventtiili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishventtiilivalve
2Swedishventilvalve; air inlet or outlet; porthole, a round...
3GermanVentilvalve
4Latinventilō—
5Latinventusa wind; arrival
6Proto-Italicwentoswind
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
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