Where does “suihkukappale” come from?

suihkukappale (Finnish) comes from Finnish suihku, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

suihkukappale (Finnish): spray nozzle; shower head, showerhead

Definitions

  1. spray nozzle; shower head, showerhead

Ancestry of “suihkukappale”, step by step

suihkukappale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suihku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuihkushower; jet; spray
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish kappale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkappaleobject; piece; track, song
2Proto-Finnickapalehpiece
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish suihku →