Where does “tutkanilmaisin” come from?

tutkanilmaisin (Finnish) comes from Finnish ilmaisin, from Finnish ilmaista, from Finnish Ilma, from Finnish -ri, from Finnish -ra, from Finnish -i, from Proto-Uralic -j — oblique plural.

tutkanilmaisin (Finnish): radar detector

Definitions

  1. radar detector

Ancestry of “tutkanilmaisin”, step by step

tutkanilmaisin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ilmaisin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilmaisindetector, sensor; demodulator, decoder; indicator
2Finnishilmaistato express; to denote; to indicate, point out,...
3FinnishIlmaair
4Finnish-riUsed to create names of occupations from nouns or...
5Finnish-raForms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal...
6Finnish-iA nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
7Proto-Uralic-joblique plural

via Finnish tutka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtutkaradar
2Finnishtutkiato examine, investigate; to research; Partitive...
3Finnish-iaForms primarily transitive verbs describing...
4Proto-Finnic-idakapplicative suffix
5Proto-Uralic-j-
Every word from Proto-Uralic -jEvery word from Finnish -iEvery word from Finnish -ri