Where does “amerikanjuutalainen” come from?
amerikanjuutalainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Amerikka, from Russian Америка, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
amerikanjuutalainen (Finnish): American Jew
Definitions
- American Jew
Ancestry of “amerikanjuutalainen”, step by step
amerikanjuutalainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Amerikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Amerikka | America's; American; of America |
| 2 | Russian | Америка | — |
| 3 | New Latin | America | — |
| 4 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Finnish juutalainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | juutalainen | Jewish; Jew; Jews, Jewish people, Jewry |
| 2 | Latin | Iūdaeus | Jewish, of or pertaining to the Jewish people |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδαῖος | Jew or Judean |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδά | Judah |
| 5 | Hebrew | יְהוּדָה | Judas; Judah, Judas |