Where does “ihojauhe” come from?
ihojauhe (Finnish) comes from Finnish jauhe, from Finnish jauhaa, from Proto-Finnic jauhadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic jaŋša-.
ihojauhe (Finnish): dusting powder, skin powder
Definitions
- dusting powder, skin powder
Ancestry of “ihojauhe”, step by step
ihojauhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jauhe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jauhe | powder; in compound terms in which jauhe is the... |
| 2 | Finnish | jauhaa | to grind, mince, chew; to jabber about silly or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | jauhadak | to grind |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | jaŋša- | — |
via Finnish iho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | iho | skin of a human being; skin of a human being or... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | iho | skin; body |