Where does “Anna-Kaisa” come from?
Anna-Kaisa (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kaisa, from Finnish Katariina, from Swedish Katarina, from Medieval Latin Catharīna, from Latin Ecaterina, from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη, from Ancient Greek Ἑκάτη, from Ancient Greek ἑκάς — self.
Ancestry of “Anna-Kaisa”, step by step
Anna-Kaisa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Kaisa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Kaisa | kaisa |
| 2 | Finnish | Katariina | Catherine |
| 3 | Swedish | Katarina | Catherine |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | Catharīna | — |
| 5 | Latin | Ecaterina | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Αἰκατερίνη | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἑκάτη | Hecate |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἑκάς | afar, far off; long after |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἕ | him |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | hwe | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |