Where does “sinivärähtely” come from?
sinivärähtely (Finnish) comes from Finnish Sini, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós — to live.
sinivärähtely (Finnish): sinusoidal vibration, sinusoidal oscillation, sinusoidal fluctuation
Definitions
- sinusoidal vibration, sinusoidal oscillation, sinusoidal fluctuation
Ancestry of “sinivärähtely”, step by step
sinivärähtely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Sini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Sini | blue |
| 2 | Latin | sinus | a hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay |
| 3 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 5 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via Finnish värähtely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | värähtely | vibration |
| 2 | Finnish | värähdellä | to vibrate; to ripple; to oscillate |
| 3 | Finnish | värähtää | to vibrate or twitch (once); to jolt somewhat |
| 4 | Finnish | ahtaa | to cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | aktadak | to hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | ëkta- | to hang up |