Where does “malminrikastamo” come from?

malminrikastamo (Finnish) comes from Finnish rikastamo, from Finnish rikastaa, from Finnish rikas, from Proto-Finnic rik'as, from Proto-Germanic rīkijaz, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

malminrikastamo (Finnish): ore concentration plant, ore processing plant

Definitions

  1. ore concentration plant, ore processing plant

Ancestry of “malminrikastamo”, step by step

malminrikastamo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rikastamo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrikastamoenrichment plant, refinery
2FinnishrikastaaTo enrich, concentrate
3Finnishrikasrich; wealthy; opulent
4Proto-Finnicrik'asrich, wealthy
5Proto-Germanicrīkijazkingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich
6Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
7Proto-Celticrīxsking
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Finnish malmi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmalmiore
2Swedishmalmore; an alloy consisting of copper, zinc, lead...
3Old Norsemalmrore, metal
4Proto-Germanicmalmazsand; ore
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵsEvery word from Proto-Celtic rīxs
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