Where does “sammutusväline” come from?

sammutusväline (Finnish) comes from Finnish väline, from Finnish väli-, from Finnish väli, from Proto-Finnic välji.

sammutusväline (Finnish): fire extinguisher any tool to extinguish fire

Definitions

  1. fire extinguisher any tool to extinguish fire

Ancestry of “sammutusväline”, step by step

sammutusväline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väline

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvälinetool, means, implement
2Finnishväli-mid-, middle-, intermediate, inter-
3Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
4Proto-Finnicvälji—

via Finnish sammutus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsammutusputting out a fire; fire fighting
2Finnishsammuttaato put out, extinguish; to quench, extinguish; to...
3Finnishsammuato go out, die (down) of fire
4Proto-Finnicsambudak—
Every word from Proto-Finnic välji →Every word from Finnish väli →Every word from Finnish väli- →