Where does “sähkökirjoituskone” come from?
sähkökirjoituskone (Finnish) comes from Finnish sähkö, from Finnish sähähtää, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.
sähkökirjoituskone (Finnish): electric typewriter as opposed to a mechanical typewriter
Definitions
- electric typewriter as opposed to a mechanical typewriter
Ancestry of “sähkökirjoituskone”, step by step
sähkökirjoituskone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sähkö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sähkö | electricity |
| 2 | Finnish | sähähtää | to sizzle |
| 3 | Finnish | ahtaa | to cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | aktadak | to hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | ëkta- | to hang up |
via Finnish kirjoituskone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjoituskone | typewriter |
| 2 | Finnish | kirjoitus | The act of writing; A scripture, writing; An... |
| 3 | Finnish | kirjoittaa | to write; to spell; to take an examination in |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kirjoittadak | to embroider, to decorate with embroidery |