Where does “lyijyasetaatti” come from?

lyijyasetaatti (Finnish) comes from Finnish lyijy, from Old Swedish blȳ, from Old Norse blý, from Proto-Germanic blīwiją, from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- — to be weak, weary, tired.

lyijyasetaatti (Finnish): lead acetate

Definitions

  1. lead acetate

Ancestry of “lyijyasetaatti”, step by step

lyijyasetaatti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lyijy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyijylead
2Old Swedishblȳ—
3Old Norseblýlead
4Proto-Germanicblīwijąlead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmliH-wó-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmleh₁y-to be weak, weary, tired

via Finnish asetaatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasetaattiacetate; cellulose acetate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīwiją →