Where does “tuuletusputki” come from?
tuuletusputki (Finnish) comes from Finnish putki, from Finnish loisteputki, from Finnish loiste, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
tuuletusputki (Finnish): ventilation pipe
Ancestry of “tuuletusputki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | putki | tube, pipe; duct, conduit; barrel |
| 2 | Finnish | loisteputki | fluorescent lamp; strip light |
| 3 | Finnish | loiste | shine |
| 4 | Finnish | -e | Used for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives |
| 5 | Finnish | hartia | shoulder |
| 6 | Serbo-Croatian | hartija | paper |
| 7 | Greek | χαρτί | paper |
| 8 | Koine Greek | χαρτίον | paper, papyrus |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |