Where does “könttisumma” come from?
könttisumma (Finnish) comes from Finnish summa, from Swedish summa, from Latin summa, from Latin summus, from Proto-Italic supemos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
Ancestry of “könttisumma”, step by step
könttisumma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish summa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | summa | sum; amount |
| 2 | Swedish | summa | sum, result of addition |
| 3 | Latin | summa | top, summit, highest point or place; the... |
| 4 | Latin | summus | highest, greatest, the most high; top, on top |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | supemos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)úp-m̥mo-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |