Where does “suopapuu” come from?
suopapuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish suopa, from Swedish såpa, from Old Norse sápa, from Old English sāpe, from Proto-West Germanic saipā, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
suopapuu (Finnish): soapbark, soap bark tree, Quillaja saponaria
Definitions
- soapbark, soap bark tree, Quillaja saponaria
Ancestry of “suopapuu”, step by step
suopapuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish suopa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suopa | soft soap, potassium soap; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Swedish | såpa | soft soap; a kind of thick, liquid soap, made... |
| 3 | Old Norse | sápa | — |
| 4 | Old English | sāpe | soap, salve |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | saipā | soap |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | saipǭ | soap |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |