Where does “pehmytkoralli” come from?

pehmytkoralli (Finnish) comes from Finnish koralli, from Swedish korall, from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

pehmytkoralli (Finnish): soft coral, gorgonian

Definitions

  1. soft coral, gorgonian

Ancestry of “pehmytkoralli”, step by step

pehmytkoralli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koralli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorallicoral
2Swedishkorallcoral, madrepore
3Latincoralliumcoral
4Ancient Greekκοράλλιονcoral
5Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
6Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Finnish pehmyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpehmytsoft
2Finnishpehmeäsoft; silky; smooth
3Proto-Finnicpehmedäsoft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἅλς