Where does “oopiumisota” come from?

oopiumisota (Finnish) comes from Finnish oopiumi, from Latin opium, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

oopiumisota (Finnish): Opium War

Definitions

  1. Opium War

Ancestry of “oopiumisota”, step by step

oopiumisota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oopiumi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoopiumiopium
2Latinopiumopium, poppy-juice
3Ancient Greekὄπιονpoppy juice, opium
4Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
5Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Finnish sota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsotawar; warfare; military, war-
2Proto-Finnicsotawar, conflict
3Proto-Uralicśoďawar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀπός →