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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatkerobitters; gentian
2Finnishkatkerabitter, resentful
3Proto-Finnickackera—
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*kačka-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kačka- →