Where does “sellukeitin” come from?

sellukeitin (Finnish) comes from Finnish keitin, from Finnish keittää, from Proto-Uralic keje-.

sellukeitin (Finnish): digester a strong closed vessel used for manufacturing cellulose

Definitions

  1. digester a strong closed vessel used for manufacturing cellulose

Ancestry of “sellukeitin”, step by step

sellukeitin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keitin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeitincooker; short for kahvinkeitin; electric kettle
2FinnishkeittääTo boil; to boil over; To cook; To cook up
3Proto-Uralickeje-—

via Finnish sellu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsellucellulose, pulp
2Finnishselluloosacellulose; pulp made of cellulose fibres
Every word from Proto-Uralic keje- →Every word from Finnish keittää →Every word from Finnish keitin →