Where does “sähkökynttelikkö” come from?
sähkökynttelikkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish sähkö, from Finnish sähähtää, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.
sähkökynttelikkö (Finnish): electric candelabrum
Definitions
- electric candelabrum
Ancestry of “sähkökynttelikkö”, step by step
sähkökynttelikkö 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 kynttelikkö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kynttelikkö | candelabrum |
| 2 | Finnish | -kkö | Front vowel variant of -kko |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -kkoi | Forms diminutive nouns |