Where does “verkkomuuntaja” come from?
verkkomuuntaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish muuntaja, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
verkkomuuntaja (Finnish): power adapter, power transformer; especially the adapter or transformer that converts mains power to suitable electricity for a device or an appliance
Definitions
- power adapter, power transformer; especially the adapter or transformer that converts mains power to suitable electricity for a device or an appliance
Ancestry of “verkkomuuntaja”, step by step
verkkomuuntaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muuntaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muuntaja | transformer; charger, adapter |
| 2 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |