Where does “sähkövoimajohto” come from?

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

sähkövoimajohto (Finnish): electrical line, electrical transmission line

Definitions

  1. electrical line, electrical transmission line

Ancestry of “sähkövoimajohto”, step by step

sähkövoimajohto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sähkövoima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsähkövoimaelectrical power
2Finnishsähköelectricity
3Finnishsähähtääto sizzle
4Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
5Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
6Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

via Finnish johto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjohtocord, line, conductor; administration,...
2Finnishjohtaato lead, take, show someone the way to; to guide,...
3Proto-Finnicjohtadakto lead, to guide
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →