Where does “baskivähemmistö” come from?
baskivähemmistö (Finnish) comes from Finnish baski, from French Basque, from Latin vasco, from Latin Vascones, from Ancient Greek Οὐάσκωνες — Vascons.
baskivähemmistö (Finnish): Basque minority
Definitions
- Basque minority
Ancestry of “baskivähemmistö”, step by step
baskivähemmistö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish baski
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | baski | a Basque; the Basque language |
| 2 | French | Basque | Basque person of either gender |
| 3 | Latin | vasco | Vascon |
| 4 | Latin | Vascones | Vascones |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Οὐάσκωνες | Vascons |
via Finnish vähemmistö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vähemmistö | minority |
| 2 | Finnish | vähempi | lesser |
| 3 | Finnish | vähä | the little; little, few, scarce |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | vähä | small amount, little |