Where does “sähkökipinä” come from?

sähkökipinä (Finnish) comes from Finnish sähkö, from Finnish sähähtää, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.

sähkökipinä (Finnish): electric spark

Definitions

  1. electric spark

Ancestry of “sähkökipinä”, step by step

sähkökipinä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish kipinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkipinäspark; tent heater supervision duty
2Finnishöinennocturnal
3Finnishyöperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
4Proto-Finnicöönight
5Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →