Where does “kromiyhdiste” come from?

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

kromiyhdiste (Finnish): chromium compound

Definitions

  1. chromium compound

Ancestry of “kromiyhdiste”, step by step

kromiyhdiste 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 yhdiste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyhdistecompound; union; join
2Finnishyhdistääto connect, join, combine; to unite; to conflate
3Finnish-istaa-ize/-ise; Occasionally used for other purposes,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreuEvery word from Ancient Greek χρῶμαEvery word from French chrome