Where does “finanssimeklari” come from?
finanssimeklari (Finnish) comes from Finnish meklari, from Swedish mäklare, from Swedish mäkla, from Low German mäkeln, from Middle Low German māken, from Old Saxon makōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn, from Proto-Germanic makaz — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.
finanssimeklari (Finnish): financial broker
Definitions
- financial broker
Ancestry of “finanssimeklari”, step by step
finanssimeklari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish meklari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | meklari | broker |
| 2 | Swedish | mäklare | a broker, a mediator |
| 3 | Swedish | mäkla | IPA: /²ˈmɛkːˌla/; to broker, to mediate, to... |
| 4 | Low German | mäkeln | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | māken | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | makōn | to make |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |