Where does “hienosaippua” come from?

hienosaippua (Finnish) comes from Finnish saippua, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

hienosaippua (Finnish): fine soap

Definitions

  1. fine soap

Ancestry of “hienosaippua”, step by step

hienosaippua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish saippua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaippuasoap
2Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

via Finnish hieno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhienofine; elegant, fancy, posh; exquisite
2Proto-Finnicheenofine, thin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saipǭ →Every word from Finnish saippua →