Where does “takkasydän” come from?

takkasydän (Finnish) comes from Finnish takka, from Northern Sami deahkki, from Proto-Samic teakkē, from Proto-Germanic þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European tégus, from Proto-Indo-European teg-.

takkasydän (Finnish): fireplace insert

Definitions

  1. fireplace insert

Ancestry of “takkasydän”, step by step

takkasydän traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish takka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtakkafireplace
2Northern Samideahkkimuscle
3Proto-Samicteakkēthick meat
4Proto-Germanicþekuzthick
5Proto-Indo-Europeantégusthick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteg-—

via Finnish sydän

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsydänheart; core; wick
2Proto-Finnicsüdänheart
3Proto-Uralicśüdämeheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tégus →Every word from Proto-Germanic þekuz →