Where does “katkerosuola” come from?

katkerosuola (Finnish) comes from Finnish katkero, from Finnish katkera, from Proto-Finnic kackera, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kačka-.

katkerosuola (Finnish): Epsom salts

Definitions

  1. Epsom salts

Ancestry of “katkerosuola”, step by step

katkerosuola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish katkero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatkerobitters; gentian
2Finnishkatkerabitter, resentful
3Proto-Finnickackerabitter
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*kačka-—

via Finnish suola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuolasalt; saline; salted
2Proto-Finnicsoolasalt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂lssalt
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kačka- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kackera →Every word from Finnish katkera →