Where does “tandooriuuni” come from?

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

tandooriuuni (Finnish): tandoor

Definitions

  1. tandoor

Ancestry of “tandooriuuni”, step by step

tandooriuuni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish uuni

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

via Finnish tandoori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtandoori—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aukw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhnaz →Every word from Old Norse ofn →