Where does “vaihtovirtasovitin” come from?
vaihtovirtasovitin (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaihtovirta, from Finnish vaihto, from Finnish vaihtaa, from Proto-Finnic vaihtadak, from Proto-Finnic -tadak, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
vaihtovirtasovitin (Finnish): AC adapter
Definitions
- AC adapter
Ancestry of “vaihtovirtasovitin”, step by step
vaihtovirtasovitin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vaihtovirta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaihtovirta | alternating current |
| 2 | Finnish | vaihto | exchange; swap; shift key |
| 3 | Finnish | vaihtaa | to change, replace; to exchange, switch; to swap |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | vaihtadak | to change |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -tadak | Forms verbs from both nominal and verbal stems |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |
via Finnish sovitin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sovitin | adaptor/adapter; interface; First-person singular... |
| 2 | Finnish | sovittaa | to fit, try on; to adapt; to atone for, expiate |
| 3 | Finnish | sopia | to fit; to suit, to be suitable; to comport with,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | sopidak | to fit; to suit, to be suitable |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | sopa | garment, piece of clothing; clothes |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | śopa | clothing |