Etymology Explorer › Finnish

Where does “hyvänsuopainen” come from?

hyvänsuopainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish suopa, from Swedish såpa, from Old Norse sápa, from Old English sāpe, from Proto-West Germanic saipā, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

hyvänsuopainen (Finnish): benevolent

Definitions

  1. benevolent

Ancestry of “hyvänsuopainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuopasoft soap, potassium soap; Alternative form of...
2Swedishsåpasoft soap; a kind of thick, liquid soap, made...
3Old Norsesápa—
4Old Englishsāpesoap, salve
5Proto-West Germanicsaipāsoap
6Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

Words derived from “hyvänsuopainen”

  • hyvänsuopaisuus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →