Where does “albertanvalkokuusi” come from?
albertanvalkokuusi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Alberta, from English Alberta, from English -a, from English have, from English -s, from English ’s, from English Kingstown, from English town — face; forehead; front.
albertanvalkokuusi (Finnish): white spruce, Picea glauca var. albertiana
Definitions
- white spruce, Picea glauca var. albertiana
Ancestry of “albertanvalkokuusi”, step by step
albertanvalkokuusi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Alberta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Alberta | — |
| 2 | English | Alberta | Canadian province where fossils were discovered |
| 3 | English | -a | plural of -um; plural of -on; Marks singular... |
| 4 | English | have | To possess, own; To hold, as something at... |
| 5 | English | -s | Used to form regular plurals of nouns; Used to... |
| 6 | English | ’s | — |
| 7 | English | Kingstown | OS grid ref NY3959 |
| 8 | English | town | A settlement; an area with residential districts,... |
| 9 | Middle English | toun | town |
| 10 | Middle English | ende | The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal... |
| 11 | Old English | ende | end, limit, border, corner |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
via Finnish valkokuusi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valkokuusi | white spruce |
| 2 | Finnish | kuusi | six; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies" |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kuuci | six |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kutte | ridge; six |