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Where does “sähkölasku” come from?

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

sähkölasku (Finnish): electricity bill, electric bill, power bill

Definitions

  1. electricity bill, electric bill, power bill

Ancestry of “sähkölasku”, step by step

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-Uralic ëkta- →