Where does “pronssijauhe” come from?
pronssijauhe (Finnish) comes from Finnish jauhe, from Finnish jauhaa, from Proto-Finnic jauhadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic jaŋša-.
pronssijauhe (Finnish): bronze powder
Ancestry of “pronssijauhe”, step by step
pronssijauhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jauhe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jauhe | powder; in compound terms in which jauhe is the... |
| 2 | Finnish | jauhaa | to grind, mince, chew; to jabber about silly or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | jauhadak | to grind |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | jaŋša- | — |
via Finnish pronssi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pronssi | bronze; third place, third position; "short for"... |
| 2 | Swedish | brons | bronze; a bronze sculpture; a bronze medal |