Where does “graniittipatsas” come from?

graniittipatsas (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.

graniittipatsas (Finnish): granite statue

Definitions

  1. granite statue

Ancestry of “graniittipatsas”, step by step

graniittipatsas 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 patsas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatsasstatue; column formed by eg. water or clouds
2Proto-Finnicpaccas—
3Proto-Germanicbandstaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →