Where does “mäntysuopa” come from?
mäntysuopa (Finnish) comes from Finnish suopa, from Swedish såpa, from Old Norse sápa, from Old English sāpe, from Proto-West Germanic saipā, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
mäntysuopa (Finnish): A sort of soft pine soap chiefly used in Finland to e.g. wash carpets
Definitions
- A sort of soft pine soap chiefly used in Finland to e.g. wash carpets
Ancestry of “mäntysuopa”, step by step
mäntysuopa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish suopa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suopa | soft soap, potassium soap; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Swedish | såpa | soft soap; a kind of thick, liquid soap, made... |
| 3 | Old Norse | sápa | — |
| 4 | Old English | sāpe | soap, salve |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | saipā | soap |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | saipǭ | soap |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |