Where does “kipsivalos” come from?

kipsivalos (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.

kipsivalos (Finnish): A cast made of plaster of Paris

Definitions

  1. A cast made of plaster of Paris

Ancestry of “kipsivalos”, step by step

kipsivalos 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 valos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaloscast object made in a mould by pouring in liquid material (molten metal, plaster etc.), which then hardens
2Finnishvalaato cast, pour, throw; to cast, mold; Partitive...
3Proto-Finnicvaladakto pour; to cast
4Proto-Finno-Permicwala-—
Every word from Ancient Greek γύψος →Every word from Latin gypsum →Every word from Old High German gips →