Where does “turmakone” come from?

turmakone (Finnish) comes from Finnish kone, from Proto-Finnic koneh — magic.

turmakone (Finnish): (the) aircraft that has suffered a (major) accident

Definitions

  1. (the) aircraft that has suffered a (major) accident

Ancestry of “turmakone”, step by step

turmakone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
2Proto-Finnickonehmagic

via Finnish turma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishturmaaccident, especially one with casualties
Every word from Proto-Finnic koneh →Every word from Finnish kone →