Where does “vaihejohdin” come from?
vaihejohdin (Finnish) comes from Finnish johdin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
vaihejohdin (Finnish): phase conductor
Ancestry of “vaihejohdin”, step by step
vaihejohdin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish johdin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | johdin | conductor; derivational affix; duct |
| 2 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish vaihe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaihe | phase, stage, point, period; phase; stage of a... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vajeh | gap |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | waješe- | — |