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Where does “nikkelimalmi” come from?

nikkelimalmi (Finnish) comes from Finnish nikkeli, from Swedish Nickel, from Swedish kopparnickel, from German kupfernickel, from German kupfer, from Middle High German kupfer, from Old High German kupfar, from Latin cūprum — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

nikkelimalmi (Finnish): nickel ore

Definitions

  1. nickel ore

Ancestry of “nikkelimalmi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnikkelinickel
2SwedishNickel—
3Swedishkopparnickel—
4Germankupfernickel—
5Germankupfer—
6Middle High Germankupfer—
7Old High Germankupfarcopper
8Latincūprum—
9Latincȳprium—
10Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
11Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
12Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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