Where does “hyvänsuopaisuus” come from?
hyvänsuopaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyvänsuopainen, 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,...
hyvänsuopaisuus (Finnish): benevolence
Ancestry of “hyvänsuopaisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | hyvänsuopainen | benevolent |
| 2 | Finnish | suopa | soft soap, potassium soap; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Swedish | såpa | soft soap; a kind of thick, liquid soap, made... |
| 4 | Old Norse | sápa | — |
| 5 | Old English | sāpe | soap, salve |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | saipā | soap |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | saipǭ | soap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |