Where does “portaalinosturi” come from?

portaalinosturi (Finnish) comes from Finnish nosturi, from Finnish nostaa, from Finnish -iäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

portaalinosturi (Finnish): gantry crane

Definitions

  1. gantry crane

Ancestry of “portaalinosturi”, step by step

portaalinosturi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nosturi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnosturicrane mechanical lifting device
2Finnishnostaato lift, raise, elevate; to hoist; to push up
3Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish portaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishportaaliportal
2Medieval Latinportale
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus
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