Where does “viemärinavausjousi” come from?

viemärinavausjousi (Finnish) comes from Finnish avaus, from Finnish avata, from Proto-Finnic avait'ak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa-.

viemärinavausjousi (Finnish): plumber's snake tool for opening clogged pipes

Definitions

  1. plumber's snake tool for opening clogged pipes

Ancestry of “viemärinavausjousi”, step by step

viemärinavausjousi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish avaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavausopening
2Finnishavatato open; to unwrap; to turn on
3Proto-Finnicavait'akto open
4Proto-Finno-Ugricaŋa-—

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 jousi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjousibow; spring; musical bow
2Finnishjoutsi—
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