Where does “natriumdisulfiitti” come from?
natriumdisulfiitti (Finnish) comes from Finnish disulfiitti, from Finnish di-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
natriumdisulfiitti (Finnish): sodium disulfite
Ancestry of “natriumdisulfiitti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | disulfiitti | disulfite |
| 2 | Finnish | di- | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δί- | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |