Where does “varautumiskyky” come from?
varautumiskyky (Finnish) comes from Finnish varautuminen, from Finnish varautua, from Finnish varata, from Finnish vara, from Proto-Germanic warō, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
varautumiskyky (Finnish): capacitance, capacity
Definitions
- capacitance, capacity
Ancestry of “varautumiskyky”, step by step
varautumiskyky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish varautuminen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | varautuminen | — |
| 2 | Finnish | varautua | to prepare oneself; to be charged |
| 3 | Finnish | varata | to reserve, book; to put aside, allocate; to put... |
| 4 | Finnish | vara | reserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | warō | attention, care |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Finnish kyky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kyky | ability, capacity, capability; a capable person,... |
| 2 | Finnish | kyetä | To be able to, be capable of, can, be competent... |
| 3 | Finnish | -etä | Front vowel variant of -eta |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -t'ak | Forms verbs from nominal stems, generally with a causative, factitive or instrumental meaning |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |