Where does “kuparisuola” come from?

kuparisuola (Finnish) comes from Finnish suola, from Proto-Finnic soola, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls — salt.

kuparisuola (Finnish): copper salt

Definitions

  1. copper salt

Ancestry of “kuparisuola”, step by step

kuparisuola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuolasalt; saline; salted
2Proto-Finnicsoolasalt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂lssalt

via Finnish kupari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuparicopper
2Old Swedishkoppar—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls →Every word from Proto-Finnic soola →Every word from Finnish suola →
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