Where does “eskimokäännös” come from?
eskimokäännös (Finnish) comes from Finnish käännös, from Finnish kääntää, from Proto-Finnic kantadak, from Proto-Uralic kanta-, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
eskimokäännös (Finnish): Eskimo roll
Definitions
- Eskimo roll
Ancestry of “eskimokäännös”, step by step
eskimokäännös traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish käännös
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käännös | translation; turn; inversion |
| 2 | Finnish | kääntää | to turn; "~ ympäri": to tip, turn over, upend; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kantadak | to carry |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kanta- | to carry, to transport |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |
via Finnish eskimo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eskimo | Eskimo; Synonym of jäätelöpuikko |
| 2 | English | eskimo | A member of a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic, from Siberia, through Alaska and Northern Canada, to Greenland, including the Inuit and Yupik |
| 3 | French | esquimau | Eskimo; Inuit; snowsuit |
| 4 | Algonquin | ayashkimew | — |