Where does “kromirauta” come from?

kromirauta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kromi, from French chrome, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu — to grind, rub.

kromirauta (Finnish): ferrochromium, chrome iron

Definitions

  1. ferrochromium, chrome iron

Ancestry of “kromirauta”, step by step

kromirauta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kromi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkromichromium; chrome
2Frenchchromechromium
3Ancient Greekχρῶμαskin (esp. the human body)
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreuto grind, rub

via Finnish rauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrautairon; shackles, irons; act of getting or state of...
2Proto-Finnicrautairon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu →Every word from Ancient Greek χρῶμα →Every word from French chrome →