Where does “sytytysvirta” come from?

sytytysvirta (Finnish) comes from Finnish sytytys, from Finnish sytyttää, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

sytytysvirta (Finnish): (power to) ignition such as when talking whether the ignition is on or off

Definitions

  1. (power to) ignition such as when talking whether the ignition is on or off

Ancestry of “sytytysvirta”, step by step

sytytysvirta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sytytys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsytytysignition
2FinnishsytyttääTo light, kindle, ignite, set on fire, set fire...
3Finnish-ttaaForms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs...
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—

via Finnish virta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirtaflow, stream; river; current
2Proto-Finnicvirtastream; flow, current
3Proto-Slavicvьrtъturn, enclosure
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttaa →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →