Where does “syaaniyhdiste” come from?

syaaniyhdiste (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,...

syaaniyhdiste (Finnish): cyanide

Definitions

  1. cyanide

Ancestry of “syaaniyhdiste”, step by step

syaaniyhdiste 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 yhdiste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyhdistecompound; union; join
2Finnishyhdistääto connect, join, combine; to unite; to conflate
3Finnish-istaa-ize/-ise; Occasionally used for other purposes,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwey- →Every word from Hittite kuwannan- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύανος →