Where does “graniittinen” come from?

graniittinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish graniitti, from Italian granito, from Italian granire, from Italian grano, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós — to grow old, to mature.

graniittinen (Finnish): granitic

Definitions

  1. granitic

Ancestry of “graniittinen”, step by step

graniittinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish graniitti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgraniittigranite
2Italiangranitogranite; past participle of granire
3Italiangranireto granulate; to form grains or seeds
4Italiangranowheat, corn; grain; bead
5Latingrānumgrain, seed, small kernel
6Proto-Italicgrānomgrain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →