Where does “retkikeitin” come from?

retkikeitin (Finnish) comes from Finnish keitin, from Finnish keittää, from Proto-Uralic keje-.

retkikeitin (Finnish): campstove, camping stove, portable stove

Definitions

  1. campstove, camping stove, portable stove

Ancestry of “retkikeitin”, step by step

retkikeitin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keitin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeitincooker; short for kahvinkeitin; electric kettle
2FinnishkeittääTo boil; to boil over; To cook; To cook up
3Proto-Uralickeje-—

via Finnish retki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishretkitrip; expedition
Every word from Proto-Uralic keje- →Every word from Finnish keittää →Every word from Finnish keitin →