Where does “sähköpuhallin” come from?

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

sähköpuhallin (Finnish): electric (heating) fan

Definitions

  1. electric (heating) fan

Ancestry of “sähköpuhallin”, step by step

sähköpuhallin 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 puhallin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhallinblower, a device that blows; wind instrument
2FinnishpuhaltaaTo blow; To blow on, play, sound; Third-person...
3FinnishpuhuaTo talk; To speak
4Proto-Finnicpuhudakto blow
5Proto-Uralicpuše-blow
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →