Where does “harakkamylly” come from?
harakkamylly (Finnish) comes from Finnish mylly, from Old Swedish mylla, from Latin molīna, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
harakkamylly (Finnish): smock mill
Definitions
- smock mill
Ancestry of “harakkamylly”, step by step
harakkamylly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mylly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mylly | mill; nine men's morris |
| 2 | Old Swedish | mylla | — |
| 3 | Latin | molīna | — |
| 4 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Finnish harakka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harakka | magpie; Eurasian magpie, common magpie, magpie,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | harakka | magpie bird of the genus Pica |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śárˀkāˀ | magpie |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |