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Where does “lyijymyrkytys” come from?

lyijymyrkytys (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.

lyijymyrkytys (Finnish): lead poisoning, plumbism, saturnism; lead...

Definitions

  1. lead poisoning, plumbism, saturnism; lead...

Ancestry of “lyijymyrkytys”, step by step

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