Where does “aikamiina” come from?
aikamiina (Finnish) comes from Finnish Miina, from Swedish mina, from English Mine, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā — to cut, hew.
aikamiina (Finnish): Synonym of aikapommi
Definitions
- Synonym of aikapommi
Ancestry of “aikamiina”, step by step
aikamiina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Miina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Miina | mine explosive device |
| 2 | Swedish | mina | "Plural" of min; mine; a device intended to... |
| 3 | English | Mine | Alternative letter-case form of mine "often used... |
| 4 | French | mine | mine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher |
| 5 | Breton | min | face of an animal; beak, muzzle |
| 6 | Italian | mina | mine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which... |
| 7 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 8 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |
via Finnish aika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aika | time; time, moment; appointment |
| 2 | Finnish | -isin | The case suffix denoting temporal distributive;... |
| 3 | Hungarian | isi | school |
| 4 | Hungarian | -i | Added to a proper noun, noun or postposition to... |
| 5 | Hungarian | -é | Used to form the lative, expressing the direction... |
| 6 | Albanian | -ë | -ing, -ion |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -jā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |