Where does “spriiliukoinen” come from?
spriiliukoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish liukoinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
spriiliukoinen (Finnish): soluble in strong ethanol
Definitions
- soluble in strong ethanol
Ancestry of “spriiliukoinen”, step by step
spriiliukoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish liukoinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liukoinen | soluble |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish sprii
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sprii | spirit, ethanol; "short for" spriipurje |