Where does “sammuttelu” come from?
sammuttelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish sammutella, from Finnish sammuttaa, from Finnish sammua, from Proto-Finnic sambudak.
sammuttelu (Finnish): (repeatedly) turning off such as lights
Definitions
- (repeatedly) turning off such as lights
Ancestry of “sammuttelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sammutella | — |
| 2 | Finnish | sammuttaa | to put out, extinguish; to quench, extinguish; to... |
| 3 | Finnish | sammua | to go out, die (down) of fire |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | sambudak | — |