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Where does “sulatusuuni” come from?

sulatusuuni (Finnish) comes from Finnish uuni, from Old Swedish ughn, from Old Norse ofn, from Proto-Germanic uhnaz, from Proto-Indo-European aukw- — cooking pot.

sulatusuuni (Finnish): smelting furnace, smelter; melting pot

Definitions

  1. smelting furnace, smelter; melting pot

Ancestry of “sulatusuuni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuunioven; stove; furnace
2Old Swedishughnoven
3Old Norseofn—
4Proto-Germanicuhnazoven; furnace
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaukw-cooking pot
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