Where does “filmaaminen” come from?
filmaaminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish filmata, from Finnish filmi, from English Film, from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-.
Ancestry of “filmaaminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | filmata | to film; to put on airs, to be affected; to fake |
| 2 | Finnish | filmi | film; movie |
| 3 | English | Film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity |
| 4 | Russian | фильм | film, movie |
| 5 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 6 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 7 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |