Where does “kuparikiisu” come from?

kuparikiisu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiisu, from Swedish kis, from German kies, from Yiddish קיס — pouch.

kuparikiisu (Finnish): chalcopyrite

Definitions

  1. chalcopyrite

Ancestry of “kuparikiisu”, step by step

kuparikiisu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kiisu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiisupyrite
2Swedishkisa boy
3Germankiessingular imperative of kiesen
4Yiddishקיסpouch

via Finnish kupari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuparicopper
2Old Swedishkoppar—
Every word from Yiddish קיס →Every word from German kies →Every word from Swedish kis →