Where does “sammute” come from?
sammute (Finnish) comes from Finnish sammuttaa, from Finnish sammua, from Proto-Finnic sambudak.
sammute (Finnish): extinguishant
Ancestry of “sammute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sammuttaa | to put out, extinguish; to quench, extinguish; to... |
| 2 | Finnish | sammua | to go out, off; to go out, die , flame out; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | sambudak | — |