Where does “heittorinki” come from?
heittorinki (Finnish) comes from Finnish rinki, from Swedish ring, from Swedish mäsk, from French masqué, from Italian maschera, from Latin masca, from Proto-West Germanic *maskā, from Proto-Germanic maskwǭ — to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,...
heittorinki (Finnish): throwing circle
Definitions
- throwing circle
Ancestry of “heittorinki”, step by step
heittorinki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rinki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rinki | ring of people |
| 2 | Swedish | ring | ring; a circular piece of material; The ring,... |
| 3 | Swedish | mäsk | mash, feed for animals |
| 4 | French | masqué | masked; past participle of masquer |
| 5 | Italian | maschera | mask; surface, fiction; cinema attendant |
| 6 | Latin | masca | witch, hag; spectre; nightmare; mask |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *maskā | mesh, net |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | maskwǭ | loop, knot; mesh, netting; mesh used as a filter,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mozgo- | netting, mesh, knot, loop |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mezgʷ- | to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,... |
via Finnish heitto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | heitto | throw, cast, shy; toss; shot |
| 2 | Finnish | heittää | to throw, cast, hurl, toss |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | heittädäk | to throw |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | šej- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sēja-/sēje | — |