Where does “stereovahvistin” come from?
stereovahvistin (Finnish) comes from Finnish vahvistin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
stereovahvistin (Finnish): stereo amplifier
Ancestry of “stereovahvistin”, step by step
stereovahvistin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vahvistin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vahvistin | amplifier; First-person singular indicative past... |
| 2 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish stereo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | stereo | stereo |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στερεός | firm, solid, rigid; standard, of full value;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |