Where does “vismuttihohde” come from?

vismuttihohde (Finnish) comes from Finnish hohde, from Finnish hohtaa, from Finnish hohkaa, from Proto-Finnic hohkadak — to emanate, to radiate (heat).

vismuttihohde (Finnish): bismuthite

Definitions

  1. bismuthite

Ancestry of “vismuttihohde”, step by step

vismuttihohde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hohde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhohdeshine, luster, radiance, glow; glance; used in...
2FinnishhohtaaTo glow, shine, glimmer, gleam
3Finnishhohkaa—
4Proto-Finnichohkadakto emanate, to radiate (heat)

via Finnish vismutti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvismuttibismuth
2GermanWismuth—
Every word from Proto-Finnic hohkadak →Every word from Finnish hohkaa →Every word from Finnish hohtaa →