Where does “ponneaine” come from?
ponneaine (Finnish) comes from Finnish aine, from Proto-Germanic abniją, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.
ponneaine (Finnish): propellant gas used to expel the content from a pressurised container
Definitions
- propellant gas used to expel the content from a pressurised container
Ancestry of “ponneaine”, step by step
ponneaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish aine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aine | matter, material, substance; subject, discipline;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | abniją | That which is made; material; stuff |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *abnijaną | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ōp- | to achieve |
via Finnish ponne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ponne | pressure, pressure caused by the expansion of a gas or its willingness to expand |
| 2 | Finnish | ponsi | anther; motion; pommel, knob |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ponci | knob, handle, grip |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | ponte | — |