Where does “maaperäkemia” come from?

maaperäkemia (Finnish) comes from Finnish maaperä, from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

maaperäkemia (Finnish): soil chemistry

Definitions

  1. soil chemistry

Ancestry of “maaperäkemia”, step by step

maaperäkemia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maaperä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaaperäsoil
2Finnishmääbaa; I
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish kemia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkemiachemistry; interpersonal relationship
2New Latinchēmīa—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →