Etymology Explorer › Finnish

Where does “biljoona” come from?

biljoona (Finnish) comes from Swedish biljon, from French billion, from French -illion, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille.

biljoona (Finnish): A long scale billion, 10; a short scale trillion

Definitions

  1. A long scale billion, 10; a short scale trillion

Ancestry of “biljoona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbiljon—
2Frenchbillion10; a long scale billion; a short scale trillion
3French-illion-illion
4Frenchmillionmillion, 10
5Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
6Old Frenchmillon—
7Italianmilionemillion
8Italianmillethousand
9LatinMīlle—
10Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
11Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

Words derived from “biljoona”

  • biljoonas
  • monibiljoonainen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →