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Where does “kartoitin” come from?

kartoitin (Finnish) comes from Finnish kartoittaa, from Finnish kartta, from Russian ка́рта, from Polish karta, from German karte, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

kartoitin (Finnish): any device that collects and stores data for map...

Definitions

  1. any device that collects and stores data for map...

Ancestry of “kartoitin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkartoittaato map
2Finnishkarttamap; Partitive singular form of karsi
3Russianка́ртаplaying card; card
4Polishkartacard; playing card; debit card, credit card
5Germankarte—
6Middle High Germankarte—
7Old FrenchcarteAlternative form of chartre
8Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
9Frenchcartela cartel
10Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
11Italiancartapaper; map; menu
12Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
13Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
14Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
15Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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