Where does “finkem” come from?

finkem (Swedish) comes from Swedish fin, from French fin, from Middle French fin, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

finkem (Swedish): Household chemicals that are less likely to cause harm if they come in contact with the body or accidentally ingested

Definitions

  1. Household chemicals that are less likely to cause harm if they come in contact with the body or accidentally ingested

Ancestry of “finkem”, step by step

finkem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfinfine, elegant; good, excellent; thin
2Frenchfinend, close, finish; end, end goal, objective,...
3Middle Frenchfinend; finish; death
4Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
5Latinfīnisend
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-

via Swedish kem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkem
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-Every word from Latin fīnisEvery word from Old French fin