Where does “saippuateline” come from?

saippuateline (Finnish) comes from Finnish teline, from Finnish tela, from Proto-Germanic þelą, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

saippuateline (Finnish): soap holder, soap dish

Definitions

  1. soap holder, soap dish

Ancestry of “saippuateline”, step by step

saippuateline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teline

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtelinerack, stand; scaffold, staging; apparatus
2Finnishtelaa log or other piece of wood used as support to...
3Proto-Germanicþeląfloor; deal
4Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

via Finnish saippua

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