Where does “kipsisakka” come from?

kipsisakka (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.

kipsisakka (Finnish): gypsum sludge

Definitions

  1. gypsum sludge

Ancestry of “kipsisakka”, step by step

kipsisakka 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 sakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsakkadregs; lees; settlings
2Proto-Finnicsakka—
Every word from Ancient Greek γύψος →Every word from Latin gypsum →Every word from Old High German gips →