Where does “safiirisormus” come from?

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

safiirisormus (Finnish): sapphire ring

Definitions

  1. sapphire ring

Ancestry of “safiirisormus”, step by step

safiirisormus 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 sormus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsormusring
2Proto-Finnicsormusring (finger ring)
Every word from Hebrew סַפִּיר →Every word from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος →Every word from Latin sapphīrus →