Where does “ֆիննուհի” come from?
ֆիննուհի (Armenian) comes from Armenian ֆինն, from Russian финн, from Swedish Finne, from German finne, from Middle Low German finne, from Old Saxon finna, from Proto-Germanic finnō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pīn- — backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin.
ֆիննուհի (Armenian): Finn
Definitions
- Finn
Ancestry of “ֆիննուհի”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | ֆինն | Finn |
| 2 | Russian | финн | Finn |
| 3 | Swedish | Finne | A Finn a person from Finland |
| 4 | German | finne | big dorsal fin as found in large fish and marine mammals |
| 5 | Middle Low German | finne | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | finna | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | finnō | flipper; fin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pīn- | backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin |