Where does “uuninpäällys” come from?

uuninpäällys (Finnish) comes from Finnish uuni, from Old Swedish ughn, from Old Norse ofn, from Proto-Germanic uhnaz, from Proto-Indo-European aukw- — cooking pot.

uuninpäällys (Finnish): the top side of an oven that can be heated

Definitions

  1. the top side of an oven that can be heated

Ancestry of “uuninpäällys”, step by step

uuninpäällys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish uuni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuunioven; stove; furnace
2Old Swedishughnoven
3Old Norseofn—
4Proto-Germanicuhnazoven; furnace
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaukw-cooking pot

via Finnish päällys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäällystop, cover, overlay
2Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aukw- →