Where does “viemäriaukko” come from?

viemäriaukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish viemäri, from Finnish viedä, from Proto-Finnic veedäk, from Proto-Uralic wixe- — to bring, to take somewhere.

viemäriaukko (Finnish): manhole, storm drain

Definitions

  1. manhole, storm drain

Ancestry of “viemäriaukko”, step by step

viemäriaukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viemäri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviemärisewer; drain, drainage, plughole
2Finnishviedäto take away, take, bring away
3Proto-Finnicveedäkto take, take away
4Proto-Uralicwixe-to bring, to take somewhere

via Finnish aukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaukkohole; gap; opening
2Proto-Finnicaukkohole; gap, opening
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