Where does “sierainaukko” come from?

sierainaukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish sierain, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

sierainaukko (Finnish): blowhole, spiracle

Definitions

  1. blowhole, spiracle

Ancestry of “sierainaukko”, step by step

sierainaukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sierain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsierainnostril
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish aukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaukkohole; gap; opening
2Proto-Finnicaukkohole; gap, opening
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Finnish -in →Every word from Finnish sierain →