Where does “tupakansytytin” come from?
tupakansytytin (Finnish) comes from Finnish tupakka, from Swedish tobak, from Spanish tabaco, from Ottoman Turkish طباق, from Arabic طَبَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-, from Proto-Iranian tap- — to be warm, be hot.
tupakansytytin (Finnish): cigarette lighter
Definitions
- cigarette lighter
Ancestry of “tupakansytytin”, step by step
tupakansytytin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tupakka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tupakka | tobacco; A cigarette |
| 2 | Swedish | tobak | tobacco |
| 3 | Spanish | tabaco | tobacco |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | طباق | dish, plate, any vessel for holding food, especially a round and shallow one, with a knobbed cover |
| 5 | Arabic | طَبَق | plate |
| 6 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |
via Finnish sytytin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sytytin | lighter, cigarette lighter; primer, detonator;... |
| 2 | Finnish | sytyttää | To light, kindle, ignite, set on fire, set fire... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttaa | Forms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |