Where does “sinappikaasu” come from?

sinappikaasu (Finnish) comes from German Senfgas, from German Senf, from Middle High German senf, from Old High German senaf, from Proto-Germanic sinapaz, from Latin senapis, from Latin sinapi, from Ancient Greek σίναπι.

sinappikaasu (Finnish): mustard gas

Definitions

  1. mustard gas

Ancestry of “sinappikaasu”, step by step

sinappikaasu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Senfgas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSenfgasmustard gas, sulfur mustard
2GermanSenfmustard
3Middle High Germansenf—
4Old High Germansenaf—
5Proto-Germanicsinapazmustard
6LatinsenapisAlternative form of sināpi; accusative plural of...
7Latinsinapimustard, Sinapis alba; dative singular of...
8Ancient Greekσίναπιthe mustard plant
9Demoticsnwpt—

via Finnish sinappi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsinappimustard
2Swedishsenapmustard
3Latinsināpiwhite mustard (Sinapis arvensis L.) the plant and its grain
4Latinsināpis—

via Finnish kaasu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaasugas; gas pedal; "olla kaasussa": to be drunk
2Proto-Uralickäsädew
Every word from Demotic snwpt →Every word from Ancient Greek σίναπι →Every word from Latin sinapi →