Where does “saippuointi” come from?
saippuointi (Finnish) comes from Finnish saippuoida, from Finnish saippua, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
saippuointi (Finnish): saponification
Definitions
- saponification
Ancestry of “saippuointi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | saippuoida | to soap |
| 2 | Finnish | saippua | soap |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | saipǭ | soap |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |