Where does “tyhjiökammio” come from?

tyhjiökammio (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyhjiö, from Finnish tyhjä, from Proto-Finnic tühjä, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.

tyhjiökammio (Finnish): vacuum chamber

Definitions

  1. vacuum chamber

Ancestry of “tyhjiökammio”, step by step

tyhjiökammio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tyhjiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyhjiövacuum, void
2Finnishtyhjäempty; blank; void
3Proto-Finnictühjäempty
4Proto-Balto-Slavictuskjasempty
5Proto-Indo-Europeantews-to be empty; to drain; to be happy
6Proto-Indo-Europeantu-to swell; bird-cry, shriek

via Finnish kammio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkammiochamber; cell; ventricle
2Proto-Norseskammijǭ—
3Proto-Germanicskammijǭlittle house
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas →
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