Where does “ammoniumtyppi” come from?

ammoniumtyppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish typpi, from Finnish typehtyä — to be extinguished.

ammoniumtyppi (Finnish): ammoniacal nitrogen

Definitions

  1. ammoniacal nitrogen

Ancestry of “ammoniumtyppi”, step by step

ammoniumtyppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish typpi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyppinitrogen
2Finnishtypehtyäto be extinguished

via Finnish ammonium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishammoniumammonium; used as mass noun, see also...
Every word from Finnish typehtyä →Every word from Finnish typpi →