Where does “sähkötarkastus” come from?
sähkötarkastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarkastus, from Finnish tarkastaa, from Finnish tarkka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną — rigid, stiff; to love.
sähkötarkastus (Finnish): electric inspection
Definitions
- electric inspection
Ancestry of “sähkötarkastus”, step by step
sähkötarkastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tarkastus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tarkastus | examination, inspection, supervision, survey |
| 2 | Finnish | tarkastaa | to check, inspect |
| 3 | Finnish | tarkka | accurate, exact, precise; particular, pedantic,... |
| 4 | Swedish | stärk | strong |
| 5 | Old Swedish | starker | stiff, rigid; steady; strong |
| 6 | Old Norse | sterkr | strong |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |