varoitin etymology

Finnish word varoitin comes from Finnish -in, Finnish varoittaa ((transitive) To warn; to forewarn.)

Detailed word origin of varoitin

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-in Finnish (fin) Suffix variant for the illative singular, see -Vn. Instructive case suffix. (poetic) A variant for the first-person singular possessive suffix -ni. (rare) Forms the genitive plural. Forms superlative adjectives. Forms inanimate instrumental nouns from verbs.
varoittaa Finnish (fin) (transitive) To warn; to forewarn.
varoitin Finnish (fin) Any device that is designed to give a warning, a beacon or an alarm.

Words with the same origin as varoitin

Descendants of -in
aiemmin aistin avain elin etsin heitin iso isoisä isoveli isoäiti kasvain kirjoitin laskin näytin otin pidin pieni poltin puhelin suljin tunnistin valitsin vedin ympäriinsä
Descendants of varoittaa
varoitella