Where does “selluloosakelmu” come from?

selluloosakelmu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kelmu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

selluloosakelmu (Finnish): cellophane

Definitions

  1. cellophane

Ancestry of “selluloosakelmu”, step by step

selluloosakelmu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kelmu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelmumembrane
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish selluloosa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselluloosacellulose; pulp made of cellulose fibres
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish kelmu →