Where does “kuparisulatto” come from?

kuparisulatto (Finnish) comes from Finnish sulatto, from Finnish sulaa, from Proto-Finnic suladak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric sula — to molten, melted; melt, dissolve.

kuparisulatto (Finnish): copper smelting works, copper smelting plant, copper smelter

Definitions

  1. copper smelting works, copper smelting plant, copper smelter

Ancestry of “kuparisulatto”, step by step

kuparisulatto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sulatto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulattosmelter
2Finnishsulaato melt, thaw; to dissolve, disperse, vanish; to...
3Proto-Finnicsuladakto melt
4Proto-Finno-Ugricsulato molten, melted; melt, dissolve

via Finnish kupari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuparicopper
2Old Swedishkoppar—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric sula →Every word from Proto-Finnic suladak →Every word from Finnish sulaa →