Where does “sähkövoimalaitos” come from?

sähkövoimalaitos (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.

sähkövoimalaitos (Finnish): electric power plant

Definitions

  1. electric power plant

Ancestry of “sähkövoimalaitos”, step by step

sähkövoimalaitos 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 laitos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaitosinstitution; faculty; facility
2Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
3Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →