Where does “plusnapa” come from?

plusnapa (Finnish) comes from Finnish plus, from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.

plusnapa (Finnish): positive terminal, cathode; positive terminal,...

Definitions

  1. positive terminal, cathode; positive terminal,...

Ancestry of “plusnapa”, step by step

plusnapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish plus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishplusplus
2Latinplūsmore; more of
3Old Latinplous—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—

via Finnish napa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnapanavel; pole; pivot
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*napa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is- →Every word from Old Latin plous →Every word from Latin plūs →