Where does “spriikeitin” come from?

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

spriikeitin (Finnish): alcohol stove

Definitions

  1. alcohol stove

Ancestry of “spriikeitin”, step by step

spriikeitin 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 sprii

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishspriispirit, ethanol; "short for" spriipurje
Every word from Proto-Uralic keje- →Every word from Finnish keittää →Every word from Finnish keitin →