Where does “pronssivalos” come from?
pronssivalos (Finnish) comes from Finnish valos, from Finnish kipsivalos, from Finnish kipsi, from Swedish gips, from German Gips, from Middle High German gips, from Old High German gips, from Latin gypsum — chalk; cement.
pronssivalos (Finnish): bronze cast
Ancestry of “pronssivalos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | valos | A cast ; mould |
| 2 | Finnish | kipsivalos | A cast made of plaster of Paris |
| 3 | Finnish | kipsi | gypsum; plaster of Paris; plaster cast |
| 4 | Swedish | gips | gypsum |
| 5 | German | Gips | gypsum; Short for Gipsverband |
| 6 | Middle High German | gips | — |
| 7 | Old High German | gips | — |
| 8 | Latin | gypsum | gypsum; a plaster figure |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γύψος | chalk; cement |