Where does “siivousaine” come from?

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

siivousaine (Finnish): cleaning substance, cleaning product

Definitions

  1. cleaning substance, cleaning product

Ancestry of “siivousaine”, step by step

siivousaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aine

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

via Finnish siivous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiivoushousecleaning; decency
2Finnishsiivotato clean, to tidy up
3Proto-Finnicciivot'akto clean, to tidy up
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōp- →