Where does “asfaltti” come from?

asfaltti (Finnish) comes from Swedish asfalt, from Late Latin asphaltum, from Ancient Greek ἄσφαλτος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

asfaltti (Finnish): asphalt concrete

Definitions

  1. asphalt concrete

Ancestry of “asfaltti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishasfaltasphalt, asphalt concrete
2Late Latinasphaltum
3Ancient Greekἄσφαλτοςasphalt, bitumen
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “asfaltti

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-