Where does “kuparijohdin” come from?

kuparijohdin (Finnish) comes from Finnish johdin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

kuparijohdin (Finnish): copper conductor

Definitions

  1. copper conductor

Ancestry of “kuparijohdin”, step by step

kuparijohdin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish johdin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjohdinconductor; derivational affix; duct
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish kupari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuparicopper
2Old Swedishkoppar—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Finnish -in →Every word from Finnish johdin →