Where does “kaliumsulfaatti” come from?

kaliumsulfaatti (Finnish) comes from Finnish sulfaatti, from New Latin sulphatum, from New Latin sulphatus, from Latin sulphur, from Latin sulpur, from Proto-Indo-European swelplos, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

kaliumsulfaatti (Finnish): potassium sulfate

Definitions

  1. potassium sulfate

Ancestry of “kaliumsulfaatti”, step by step

kaliumsulfaatti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sulfaatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulfaattisulphate, sulfate
2New Latinsulphatum
3New Latinsulphatus
4Latinsulphursulfur, brimstone; lightning
5LatinsulpurArchaic form of sulphur
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswelplos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

via Finnish kalium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaliumpotassium
2GermanKaliumpotassium
3GermanKalipotash
4Arabicقِلْي
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swelplosEvery word from Latin sulpur