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Where does “Skotlanti” come from?

Skotlanti (Finnish) comes from English Scotland, from Middle English Scotland, from Old English Scotland, from Old English scott, from Latin scotus, from Ancient Greek σκότος, from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

Skotlanti (Finnish): of Scotland, Scotch

Definitions

  1. of Scotland, Scotch

Ancestry of “Skotlanti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishScotland—
2Middle EnglishScotland—
3Old EnglishScotlandIreland", later also "Scotland
4Old Englishscott—
5Latinscotus—
6Ancient Greekσκότοςdarkness, gloom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskh₃tos—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “Skotlanti”

  • skotlanninpaimenkoira
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