Where does “sähkömekaaninen” come from?
sähkömekaaninen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sähkö, from Finnish sähähtää, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.
sähkömekaaninen (Finnish): electromechanical
Definitions
- electromechanical
Ancestry of “sähkömekaaninen”, step by step
sähkömekaaninen 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 mekaaninen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mekaaninen | mechanical |