Where does “saippuapitoinen” come from?

saippuapitoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish saippua, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

saippuapitoinen (Finnish): containing soap, saponaceous

Definitions

  1. containing soap, saponaceous

Ancestry of “saippuapitoinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaippuasoap
2Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saipǭ →Every word from Finnish saippua →