Where does “pohjaventtiili” come from?

pohjaventtiili (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.

pohjaventtiili (Finnish): bottom valve

Definitions

  1. bottom valve

Ancestry of “pohjaventtiili”, step by step

pohjaventtiili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish venttiili

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

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →