Where does “sähköpaimen” come from?
sähköpaimen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sähkö, from Finnish sähähtää, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.
sähköpaimen (Finnish): electric fence, specifically a non-lethal one...
Definitions
- electric fence, specifically a non-lethal one...
Ancestry of “sähköpaimen”, step by step
sähköpaimen 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 paimen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paimen | A herdsman; A herd; A shepherd |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | paimen | herdsman, shepherd |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | poh₂-i-mn̥ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |