Where does “värähtelytaajuus” come from?
värähtelytaajuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish värähtely, from Finnish värähdellä, from Finnish värähtää, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.
värähtelytaajuus (Finnish): frequency of oscillation
Definitions
- frequency of oscillation
Ancestry of “värähtelytaajuus”, step by step
värähtelytaajuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish värähtely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | värähtely | vibration |
| 2 | Finnish | värähdellä | to vibrate; to ripple; to oscillate |
| 3 | Finnish | värähtää | to vibrate or twitch (once); to jolt somewhat |
| 4 | Finnish | ahtaa | to cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | aktadak | to hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | ëkta- | to hang up |