Where does “rikkipäästö” come from?

rikkipäästö (Finnish) comes from Finnish päästö, from Old Swedish fästa, from Old Norse fasta, from Proto-Germanic fastāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

rikkipäästö (Finnish): sulfur emission

Definitions

  1. sulfur emission

Ancestry of “rikkipäästö”, step by step

rikkipäästö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päästö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäästöemission; release
2Old Swedishfästato sign on, to engage
3Old Norsefasta
4Proto-Germanicfastānąto observe, hold firm to; to fast, to abstain...
5Proto-Germanic-ānąCreates factitive verbs from adjectives, later...
6Proto-Germanic-ajaną
7Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via Finnish rikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrikkisulfur, sulphur; broken
2Finnishrikkoato break; to violate, breach; to offend, to...
3Proto-Finnicrikkodakto break; to ruin, to mar, to damage
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Proto-Germanic -āną