Where does “siipiratasalus” come from?

siipiratasalus (Finnish) comes from Finnish alus, from Finnish ala, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

siipiratasalus (Finnish): paddle steamer

Definitions

  1. paddle steamer

Ancestry of “siipiratasalus”, step by step

siipiratasalus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalusvessel, craft, ship; underlay, base; subject
2Finnishalaarea, field, domain; field, discipline; industry,...
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish siipiratas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiipirataspaddlewheel
2Finnishratascogwheel
3Proto-Finnicrat'aswheel; ? cart
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →Every word from Finnish ala →