Where does “kipsijauhe” come from?

kipsijauhe (Finnish) comes from Finnish kipsi, from Swedish gips, from German Gips, from Middle High German gips, from Old High German gips, from Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek γύψος — chalk; cement.

kipsijauhe (Finnish): plaster dust, gypsum powder

Definitions

  1. plaster dust, gypsum powder

Ancestry of “kipsijauhe”, step by step

kipsijauhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kipsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkipsigypsum; plaster of Paris; plaster cast
2Swedishgipsgypsum
3GermanGipsgypsum; Short for Gipsverband
4Middle High Germangips—
5Old High Germangips—
6Latingypsumgypsum; a plaster figure
7Ancient Greekγύψοςchalk; cement

via Finnish jauhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjauhepowder; in compound terms in which jauhe is the...
2Finnishjauhaato grind, mince, chew; to jabber about silly or...
3Proto-Finnicjauhadakto grind
4Proto-Finno-Permicjaŋša-—
Every word from Ancient Greek γύψος →Every word from Latin gypsum →Every word from Old High German gips →