Where does “kotikirppis” come from?
kotikirppis (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirppis, from Finnish kirpputori, from Finnish -is, from Swedish -is, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
kotikirppis (Finnish): garage sale
Definitions
- garage sale
Ancestry of “kotikirppis”, step by step
kotikirppis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kirppis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirppis | flea market; thrift shop |
| 2 | Finnish | kirpputori | A flea market |
| 3 | Finnish | -is | -er; a suffix used to form nouns and proper nouns... |
| 4 | Swedish | -is | Suffix that gives a familiar, and to some extent... |
| 5 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 6 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |