Where does “sähkönjohdin” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sähkönjohdin”, step by step

sähkönjohdin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish johdin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjohdinconductor; derivational affix; duct
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →