Where does “saippua-astia” come from?
saippua-astia (Finnish) comes from Finnish saippua, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
saippua-astia (Finnish): soap dish, soap tray
Definitions
- soap dish, soap tray
Ancestry of “saippua-astia”, step by step
saippua-astia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish saippua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | saippua | soap |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | saipǭ | soap |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |
via Finnish astia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | astia | container, vessel, receptacle; dish; bin |