Where does “vaimennusvakio” come from?

vaimennusvakio (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaimennus, from Finnish vaimentaa, from Finnish vaimea, from Proto-Uralic wajŋe — breath.

vaimennusvakio (Finnish): damping constant

Definitions

  1. damping constant

Ancestry of “vaimennusvakio”, step by step

vaimennusvakio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaimennus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaimennusattenuation
2FinnishvaimentaaTo muffle; To stifle; To damp, suppress
3Finnishvaimeamuffled, subdued; uninterested, tepid
4Proto-Uralicwajŋebreath

via Finnish vakio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvakioconstant
2Finnishväkäbarb; fluke
3Proto-Finnicvakacalm; steady, stable
Every word from Proto-Uralic wajŋe →Every word from Finnish vaimea →Every word from Finnish vaimentaa →
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