Where does “sähkötysavain” come from?
sähkötysavain (Finnish) comes from Finnish sähkötys, from Finnish sähköttää, from Finnish sähkö, from Finnish sähähtää, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.
sähkötysavain (Finnish): Morse key, telegraph key device for transmitting Morse code by hand
Definitions
- Morse key, telegraph key device for transmitting Morse code by hand
Ancestry of “sähkötysavain”, step by step
sähkötysavain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sähkötys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sähkötys | telegraphing |
| 2 | Finnish | sähköttää | to wire, telegraph |
| 3 | Finnish | sähkö | electricity |
| 4 | Finnish | sähähtää | to sizzle |
| 5 | Finnish | ahtaa | to cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;... |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | aktadak | to hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a... |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | ëkta- | to hang up |