Where does “kaasutiiviys” come from?

kaasutiiviys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaasutiivis, from Finnish tiivis, from Proto-Germanic stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European steypós.

kaasutiiviys (Finnish): gas-tightness

Definitions

  1. gas-tightness

Ancestry of “kaasutiiviys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaasutiivisgastight
2Finnishtiivistight, compact, dense, solid; concise
3Proto-Germanicstīfazstiff, rigid
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteypós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steypós →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīfaz →Every word from Finnish tiivis →