Where does “korusähkelomake” come from?
korusähkelomake (Finnish) comes from Finnish korusähke, from Finnish koru, from Finnish korea, from Ancient Greek χορεία, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
korusähkelomake (Finnish): decorative telegram form preprinted card base on which the text of a decorative telegram is written or printed
Definitions
- decorative telegram form preprinted card base on which the text of a decorative telegram is written or printed
Ancestry of “korusähkelomake”, step by step
korusähkelomake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish korusähke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | korusähke | decorative telegram type of telegram chiefly used to send celebratory or condolence messages; the text is written (by hand or machine) on a preprinted decorative card base suitable for the occasion |
| 2 | Finnish | koru | A piece of jewellery; A jewel |
| 3 | Finnish | korea | beautiful, decorated; Korean; chorea |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χορεία | dance, especially choral dance with music; any... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |