Where does “termostaattilevy” come from?

termostaattilevy (Finnish) comes from Finnish levy, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

termostaattilevy (Finnish): thermostatic hot plate

Definitions

  1. thermostatic hot plate

Ancestry of “termostaattilevy”, step by step

termostaattilevy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish levy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlevyplate; board; slab
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish termostaatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtermostaattithermostat
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish levy →