Where does “sähköpääkeskus” come from?

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

sähköpääkeskus (Finnish): The main switchboard by which the electricity...

Definitions

  1. The main switchboard by which the electricity...

Ancestry of “sähköpääkeskus”, step by step

sähköpääkeskus traces back through 3 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 keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske

via Finnish pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta-Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadakEvery word from Finnish ahtaa
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