Where does “hioma-aine” come from?
hioma-aine (Finnish) comes from Finnish aine, from Proto-Germanic abniją, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.
hioma-aine (Finnish): abrasive, abradant
Ancestry of “hioma-aine”, step by step
hioma-aine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish aine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aine | matter, material, substance; subject, discipline;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | abniją | That which is made; material; stuff |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *abnijaną | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ōp- | to achieve |
via Finnish hioa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hioa | to grind, whet, hone; to grind, sharpen; to sand |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hijodak | to grind, to hone, to whet |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | šija- | — |