Where does “frankeerausleima” come from?

frankeerausleima (Finnish) comes from Finnish leima, from Russian клеймо́ — brand, stamp, identification mark.

frankeerausleima (Finnish): meter stamp

Definitions

  1. meter stamp

Ancestry of “frankeerausleima”, step by step

frankeerausleima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleimastamp; label, mark; stain, taint, stigma
2Russianклеймо́brand, stamp, identification mark

via Finnish frankeeraus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfrankeerausfranking
2Finnishfrankeeratato frank; to stamp, frank
Every word from Russian клеймо́ →Every word from Finnish leima →