Where does “lanoliinisaippua” come from?
lanoliinisaippua (Finnish) comes from Finnish saippua, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
lanoliinisaippua (Finnish): lanolin soap
Definitions
- lanolin soap
Ancestry of “lanoliinisaippua”, step by step
lanoliinisaippua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish saippua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | saippua | soap |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | saipǭ | soap |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |
via Finnish lanoliini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lanoliini | lanolin, lanichol, laniol; wool fat, wool grease |