Where does “syaanivety” come from?

syaanivety (Finnish) comes from Finnish syaani, from Ancient Greek κύανος, from Hittite kuwannan-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwey- — to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,...

syaanivety (Finnish): hydrogen cyanide

Definitions

  1. hydrogen cyanide

Ancestry of “syaanivety”, step by step

syaanivety traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyaanicyan
2Ancient Greekκύανοςblue
3Hittitekuwannan-precious stone, copper, blue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwey-to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,...

via Finnish vety

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvetyhydrogen; Indicative present connegative form of...
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

Words derived from “syaanivety”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwey- →Every word from Hittite kuwannan- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύανος →