Where does “suihkukone” come from?
suihkukone (Finnish) comes from Finnish suihku, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u.
suihkukone (Finnish): jet, jet plane, jet aircraft
Definitions
- jet, jet plane, jet aircraft
Ancestry of “suihkukone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | suihku | shower; jet; spray |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | — |