Where does “kipsinvalaja” come from?
kipsinvalaja (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.
kipsinvalaja (Finnish): plasterer
Definitions
- plasterer
Ancestry of “kipsinvalaja”, step by step
kipsinvalaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kipsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kipsi | gypsum; plaster of Paris; plaster cast |
| 2 | Swedish | gips | gypsum |
| 3 | German | Gips | gypsum; Short for Gipsverband |
| 4 | Middle High German | gips | — |
| 5 | Old High German | gips | — |
| 6 | Latin | gypsum | gypsum; a plaster figure |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γύψος | chalk; cement |
via Finnish valaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valaja | agent noun of valaa: One who casts, molds; potter |
| 2 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |