Where does “säilöntäaine” come from?
säilöntäaine (Finnish) comes from Finnish säilöntä, from Finnish säilöä, from Finnish -öä, from Proto-Finnic -odak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.
säilöntäaine (Finnish): preservative, food preservative
Definitions
- preservative, food preservative
Ancestry of “säilöntäaine”, step by step
säilöntäaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish säilöntä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | säilöntä | preservation |
| 2 | Finnish | säilöä | to preserve (food), can |
| 3 | Finnish | -öä | Front vowel variant of -oa |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -odak | Forms some verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -w- | — |
via Finnish aine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aine | matter, material, substance; subject, discipline;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | abniją | That which is made; material; stuff |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *abnijaną | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ōp- | to achieve |
Words derived from “säilöntäaine”