Where does “korttihai” come from?

korttihai (Finnish) comes from Finnish körtti, from Swedish kört, from Danish kort, from Low German kort, from German karte, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

korttihai (Finnish): cardsharp, cardshark

Definitions

  1. cardsharp, cardshark

Ancestry of “korttihai”, step by step

korttihai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish körtti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkörttitail of a tailcoat
2Swedishkörtshort
3Danishkortshort; brief; briefly
4Low Germankorta card
5Germankartecard flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc
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

via Finnish hai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaishark; high card
2Swedishhajshark
3DutchhaaiA shark, fish of the superorder Selachimorpha; A...
4Vietnameseháito pluck a plant or piece of fruit for later...
5EnglishHia short form of Hiram
6EnglishhighElevated, extending above a base or average...
7Middle Englishheighhigh; Alternative form of hey; Alternative form...
8Old Englishhēahhigh, tall, lofty, high-class, exalted, sublime,...
9Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
10Proto-West Germanichaimhome
11Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek χάρτης