Where does “varavoimalaitos” come from?

varavoimalaitos (Finnish) comes from Finnish varavoima, from Finnish vara-, from Finnish vara, from Proto-Germanic warō, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

varavoimalaitos (Finnish): peaker plant, peaking power plant

Definitions

  1. peaker plant, peaking power plant

Ancestry of “varavoimalaitos”, step by step

varavoimalaitos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varavoima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaravoimabackup power, emergency power
2Finnishvara-extra, spare, contingency, safety, emergency;...
3Finnishvarareserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,...
4Proto-Germanicwarōattention, care
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Finnish laitos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaitosinstitution; faculty; facility
2Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
3Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Germanic warō