Where does “sähköhammasharja” come from?

sähköhammasharja (Finnish) comes from Finnish hammasharja, from Finnish harja, from Russian Харитон, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

sähköhammasharja (Finnish): electric toothbrush

Definitions

  1. electric toothbrush

Ancestry of “sähköhammasharja”, step by step

sähköhammasharja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hammasharja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhammasharjatoothbrush
2Finnishharjabrush; mane; crest
3RussianХаритон
4Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
5Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
6Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
7Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish sähkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsähköelectricity
2Finnishsähähtääto sizzle
3Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
4Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
5Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus