Where does “vaahtosammuttaja” come from?
vaahtosammuttaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaahto, from Proto-Finnic vakto, from Proto-Germanic þwahtuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
vaahtosammuttaja (Finnish): foam extinguisher fire extinguisher with foam as the effective substance
Definitions
- foam extinguisher fire extinguisher with foam as the effective substance
Ancestry of “vaahtosammuttaja”, step by step
vaahtosammuttaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vaahto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaahto | foam; head; mousse |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vakto | foam |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þwahtuz | washing, laundry |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Finnish sammuttaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sammuttaja | one who puts out or extinguishes |
| 2 | Finnish | sammuttaa | to put out, extinguish; to quench, extinguish; to... |
| 3 | Finnish | sammua | to go out, die (down) of fire |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | sambudak | — |