Where does “kivipuuteri” come from?

kivipuuteri (Finnish) comes from Finnish puuteri, from Swedish puder, from French poudre, from Old French poudre, from Late Latin pulvera, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

kivipuuteri (Finnish): compact powder, compact

Definitions

  1. compact powder, compact

Ancestry of “kivipuuteri”, step by step

kivipuuteri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puuteri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuuteripowder; powder snow
2Swedishpuderpowder
3Frenchpoudrepowder; dust
4Old Frenchpoudrepowder; dust
5Late Latinpulvera—
6Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Finnish kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Late Latin pulvera →