Where does “vasarakoneisto” come from?

vasarakoneisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish vasara, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

vasarakoneisto (Finnish): the hammer mechanism of a piano

Definitions

  1. the hammer mechanism of a piano

Ancestry of “vasarakoneisto”, step by step

vasarakoneisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vasara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvasarahammer; malleus, hammer
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish koneisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoneistomachinery; mechanism; works
2Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
3Proto-Finnickonehmagic
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →