Where does “plasmapyrstö” come from?

plasmapyrstö (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyrstö, from Proto-Germanic burstiz, from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

plasmapyrstö (Finnish): plasma tail of a comet

Definitions

  1. plasma tail of a comet

Ancestry of “plasmapyrstö”, step by step

plasmapyrstö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyrstö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyrstötail
2Proto-Germanicburstizbristle
3Proto-Germanicbʰurstís
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥s-tí-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Finnish plasma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishplasmaplasma
2Ancient Greekπλάσμαsomething formed, figure, image; counterfeit,...
3Ancient GreekπλάσσωI form, mould, shape, sculpt; I form, train a...
4Proto-Hellenicpláťťō
5Proto-Hellenicplátʰyō
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís