Where does “lipeäkivi” come from?
lipeäkivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kivi, from Finnish kivihiili, from Finnish hiili — coal; charcoal; carbon.
lipeäkivi (Finnish): A common name for sodium hydroxide
Definitions
- A common name for sodium hydroxide
Ancestry of “lipeäkivi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kivi | stone; a piece of stone which is larger than a... |
| 2 | Finnish | kivihiili | coal, black coal, bituminous coal |
| 3 | Finnish | hiili | coal; charcoal; carbon |