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Where does “kosmoskynä” come from?

kosmoskynä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kosmos, from Ancient Greek κόσμος, from Ancient Greek θέσις, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

kosmoskynä (Finnish): copying pen, indelible pen

Definitions

  1. copying pen, indelible pen

Ancestry of “kosmoskynä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkosmosA cosmos; The cosmos
2Ancient Greekκόσμοςorder; lawful order, government; mode, fashion
3Ancient Greekθέσιςa setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;...
4Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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