Where does “välitulistin” come from?

välitulistin (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulistin, from Finnish tulistaa, from Finnish tulinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

välitulistin (Finnish): reheater part of a steam turbine that reheats the exhaust steam from a higher pressure stage before it is passed to a lower pressure one

Definitions

  1. reheater part of a steam turbine that reheats the exhaust steam from a higher pressure stage before it is passed to a lower pressure one

Ancestry of “välitulistin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulistinsuperheater component of boiler system
2FinnishtulistaaTo superheat
3Finnishtulinenfiery; burning; hot, spicy
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →