Where does “räjähdysaine” come from?

räjähdysaine (Finnish) comes from Finnish aine, from Proto-Germanic abniją, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.

räjähdysaine (Finnish): explosive

Definitions

  1. explosive

Ancestry of “räjähdysaine”, step by step

räjähdysaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishainematter, material, substance; subject, discipline;...
2Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
3Proto-Germanic*abnijaną
4Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve

via Finnish räjähdys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishräjähdysexplosion
2Finnishräjähtääto explode, burst, blow up; to detonate; to blow...

Words derived from “räjähdysaine

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōp-Every word from Proto-Germanic *abnijanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic abniją
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