Where does “liukosellu” come from?

liukosellu (Finnish) comes from Finnish liuota, from Finnish ota, from Proto-Finnic ota — spear.

liukosellu (Finnish): dissolving pulp, dissolving grade pulp

Definitions

  1. dissolving pulp, dissolving grade pulp

Ancestry of “liukosellu”, step by step

liukosellu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liuota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishliuotaTo dissolve; Indicative present connegative form...
2Finnishotaburr, thorn; sting; Indicative present...
3Proto-Finnicotaspear

via Finnish sellu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsellucellulose, pulp
2Finnishselluloosacellulose; pulp made of cellulose fibres
Every word from Proto-Finnic otaEvery word from Finnish otaEvery word from Finnish liuota