Where does “sähkönalli” come from?

sähkönalli (Finnish) comes from Finnish nalli, from Swedish knall, from Swedish knallfull, from Swedish full, from Old Norse fullr, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

sähkönalli (Finnish): electric detonator

Definitions

  1. electric detonator

Ancestry of “sähkönalli”, step by step

sähkönalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nalli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnalliprimer
2Swedishknallbang
3Swedishknallfullvery drunk
4Swedishfullfull; drunk, intoxicated
5Old Norsefullrfull
6Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

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
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