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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

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

Words derived from “räjähdysaine”

  • räjähdeaine
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