Where does “pihtivirtamittari” come from?

pihtivirtamittari (Finnish) comes from Finnish virtamittari, from Finnish mittari, from Finnish mitata, from Middle Dutch mēten, from Old Dutch metan, from Proto-Germanic *metan, from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

pihtivirtamittari (Finnish): current clamp

Definitions

  1. current clamp

Ancestry of “pihtivirtamittari”, step by step

pihtivirtamittari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virtamittari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirtamittariammeter
2Finnishmittarimeter, gauge, indicator, instrument; geometrid...
3Finnishmitatato measure (off/out), gauge
4Middle Dutchmētento measure
5Old Dutchmetanto measure
6Proto-Germanic*metan—
7Proto-Germanicmetanąto measure
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Finnish pihti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihtiany two-pronged handtool or artifact to hold,...
2Proto-Finnicpihtisplint holder
3Proto-Finno-Permicpište—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic metaną →