Where does “sähkösyöppö” come from?

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

sähkösyöppö (Finnish): a device that consumes a large amount of electricity

Definitions

  1. a device that consumes a large amount of electricity

Ancestry of “sähkösyöppö”, step by step

sähkösyöppö 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 syöppö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyöppöglutton; guzzler, gas guzzler
2Finnishsyödäto eat; to wear out, to tire, to strain; to...
3Proto-Finnicsöödäkto eat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-é—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →