Where does “siirtymäalkuaine” come from?

siirtymäalkuaine (Finnish) comes from Finnish alkuaine, from Finnish aine, from Proto-Germanic abniją, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.

siirtymäalkuaine (Finnish): transition element

Definitions

  1. transition element

Ancestry of “siirtymäalkuaine”, step by step

siirtymäalkuaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alkuaine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalkuainechemical element, element; elementary substance
2Finnishainematter, material, substance; subject, discipline;...
3Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
4Proto-Germanic*abnijaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve

via Finnish siirtymä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiirtymätransition; displacement
2Finnishsiirtyäto move
3Finnishsiirtääto move, transfer; to transfer; to reschedule,...
4Proto-Finnicsiirtädäkto move, to transfer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic abniją →