Where does “kuparikiisu” come from?
kuparikiisu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiisu, from Swedish kis, from German kies, from Yiddish קיס — pouch.
kuparikiisu (Finnish): chalcopyrite
Ancestry of “kuparikiisu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kiisu | pyrite |
| 2 | Swedish | kis | a boy |
| 3 | German | kies | singular imperative of kiesen |
| 4 | Yiddish | קיס | pouch |