Where does “signaalitorvi” come from?

signaalitorvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish signaali, from Medieval Latin signale, from Latin signālis, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

signaalitorvi (Finnish): signal horn

Definitions

  1. signal horn

Ancestry of “signaalitorvi”, step by step

signaalitorvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish signaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsignaalisignal
2Medieval Latinsignalesignal
3Latinsignālis—
4Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
5Proto-Italicseknomsign
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Finnish torvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtorvihorn; tube or pipe, especially one that widens in...
2Proto-Finnictorvihorn; tube, pipe
3Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →