Where does “kuningasalbatrossi” come from?
kuningasalbatrossi (Finnish) comes from Finnish albatrossi, from English albatross, from Spanish alcatraz, from Arabic قرطاس, from Arabic قِرْطَاس, from Aramaic קַרְטֵיסָא, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
kuningasalbatrossi (Finnish): royal albatross, Diomedea epomophora
Definitions
- royal albatross, Diomedea epomophora
Ancestry of “kuningasalbatrossi”, step by step
kuningasalbatrossi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish albatrossi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | albatrossi | albatross |
| 2 | English | albatross | Any of various large seabirds of the family... |
| 3 | Spanish | alcatraz | gannet; roll of paper, paper cone, cornet; arum |
| 4 | Arabic | قرطاس | paper, page; book, scroll, parchment; papyrus |
| 5 | Arabic | قِرْطَاس | paper, page |
| 6 | Aramaic | קַרְטֵיסָא | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |