Where does “alkoholimyymälä” come from?
alkoholimyymälä (Finnish) comes from Finnish myymälä, from Finnish myydä, from Proto-Finnic *müüdäk, from Proto-Uralic mixe-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mey-gw-.
alkoholimyymälä (Finnish): liquor store US; off-licence UK store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises of the sore
Definitions
- liquor store US; off-licence UK store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises of the sore
Ancestry of “alkoholimyymälä”, step by step
alkoholimyymälä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish myymälä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | myymälä | shop |
| 2 | Finnish | myydä | to sell |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | *müüdäk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | mixe- | give |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂mey-gw- | — |
via Finnish alkoholi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alkoholi | alcohol; alcoholic |