Where does “räjähdyselohopea” come from?
räjähdyselohopea (Finnish) comes from Finnish räjähdys, from Finnish räjähtää — to explode, burst, blow up; to detonate; to blow...
räjähdyselohopea (Finnish): mercury fulminate
Definitions
- mercury fulminate
Ancestry of “räjähdyselohopea”, step by step
räjähdyselohopea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish räjähdys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | räjähdys | explosion |
| 2 | Finnish | räjähtää | to explode, burst, blow up; to detonate; to blow... |
via Finnish elohopea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elohopea | A metallic element: mercury, quicksilver,... |
| 2 | Latin | argentum vīvum | quicksilver |