Where does “citymaasturi” come from?
citymaasturi (Finnish) comes from Finnish city, from English city, from Middle English cite, from Old French citet, from Latin cīvitās, from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
citymaasturi (Finnish): SUV
Ancestry of “citymaasturi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | city | — |
| 2 | English | city | A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes... |
| 3 | Middle English | cite | city |
| 4 | Old French | citet | Alternative form of cité |
| 5 | Latin | cīvitās | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | keiwis | society; citizen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |