Where does “kuivasprii” come from?
kuivasprii (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuiva, from Proto-Finnic kuiva — dry.
kuivasprii (Finnish): dried alcohol, powdered alcohol
Definitions
- dried alcohol, powdered alcohol
Ancestry of “kuivasprii”, step by step
kuivasprii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kuiva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuiva | dry; Indicative present connegative form of... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kuiva | dry |
via Finnish sprii
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sprii | spirit, ethanol; "short for" spriipurje |