Where does “kamferitippa” come from?

kamferitippa (Finnish) comes from Finnish tippa, from Proto-Finnic tippa — drop.

kamferitippa (Finnish): a kind of drop consisting of one part camphor, three parts ether and six parts ethanol, traditionally used as medicine for various ailments

Definitions

  1. a kind of drop consisting of one part camphor, three parts ether and six parts ethanol, traditionally used as medicine for various ailments

Ancestry of “kamferitippa”, step by step

kamferitippa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tippa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtippadrop; A bit, in the saying "ei tippaakaan", "not...
2Proto-Finnictippadrop

via Finnish kamferi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkamfericamphor
2Swedishkamfercamphor
Every word from Proto-Finnic tippaEvery word from Finnish tippa
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