Where does “sähkötarvike” come from?

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

sähkötarvike (Finnish): electrical accessory

Definitions

  1. electrical accessory

Ancestry of “sähkötarvike”, step by step

sähkötarvike 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 tarvike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarvikea minor utensil; accessory; article
2Finnishtarveneed; demand
3Proto-Finnictarbeh—
4Proto-Germanicþarbizuseful
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →
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