Where does “aleksanterinkaija” come from?
aleksanterinkaija (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaija, 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.
aleksanterinkaija (Finnish): Synonym of kauluskaija
Definitions
- Synonym of kauluskaija
Ancestry of “aleksanterinkaija”, step by step
aleksanterinkaija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaija | parrot, racquet-tail, parakeet; Psittacula; quay |
| 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 |
via Finnish Aleksanteri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Aleksanteri | Alexander |
| 2 | Latin | Alexander | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλέξανδρος | Alexander |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀλέξω | to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | man |