Where does “safiirinsininen” come from?

safiirinsininen (Finnish) comes from Finnish safiiri, from Swedish safir, from Latin sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος, from Hebrew סַפִּיר.

safiirinsininen (Finnish): sapphire blue

Definitions

  1. sapphire blue

Ancestry of “safiirinsininen”, step by step

safiirinsininen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish safiiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsafiirisapphire
2Swedishsafirsapphire
3Latinsapphīrusa blue gem from the east, probably the lapis lazuli
4Ancient Greekσάπφειροςsapphire
5Hebrewסַפִּיר—

via Finnish sininen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsininenblue; The color blue
2Proto-Finnicsininenblue
3Proto-Finnicsiniblue
4Proto-Finno-Permicsine—
Every word from Hebrew סַפִּיר →Every word from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος →Every word from Latin sapphīrus →