Where does “vetohidastus” come from?

vetohidastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish hidastus, from Finnish hidastaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

vetohidastus (Finnish): switch-on delay timer on a relay

Definitions

  1. switch-on delay timer on a relay

Ancestry of “vetohidastus”, step by step

vetohidastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hidastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhidastusslowing, slowdown; slowed-down replay; slow...
2Finnishhidastaato slow, slow down, slacken/reduce/cut speed,...
3FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
4Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
5Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
6Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish veto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvetopull; draught/draft of air; stroke of hand, oar...
2LatinvetoI forbid, oppose, veto; I forbid it! I protest!
3Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
4Proto-Italicwetā(je)-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say
Every word from Proto-Uralic takaEvery word from Proto-Finnic takaEvery word from Finnish taka