Where does “keramiikkasavi” come from?
keramiikkasavi (Finnish) comes from Finnish savi, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.
keramiikkasavi (Finnish): potter's clay
Definitions
- potter's clay
Ancestry of “keramiikkasavi”, step by step
keramiikkasavi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish savi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | savi | clay |
| 2 | Finnish | -lä | Front vowel variant of -la |
| 3 | Finnish | -as | Forms some adjectives; Forms some nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -s | Forms nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -s | — |
via Finnish keramiikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keramiikka | ceramic; ceramics |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κεραμικός | of clay; potter's |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |