Where does “sävyposliini” come from?

sävyposliini (Finnish) comes from Finnish sävy, from Finnish sävel — tone; melody, tune; note.

sävyposliini (Finnish): dyed porcelain

Definitions

  1. dyed porcelain

Ancestry of “sävyposliini”, step by step

sävyposliini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sävy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsävyhue; tone
2Finnishsäveltone; melody, tune; note

via Finnish posliini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishposliiniporcelain; shaved genitalia
Every word from Finnish sävel →Every word from Finnish sävy →