Where does “seleenivety” come from?
seleenivety (Finnish) comes from Finnish vety, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.
seleenivety (Finnish): hydrogen selenide
Ancestry of “seleenivety”, step by step
seleenivety traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vety
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vety | hydrogen; Indicative present connegative form of... |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
via Finnish seleeni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | seleeni | selenium |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σελήνη | moon; month; a moon-shaped cake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Σέλας | light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire |