Where does “kymmenyspilkku” come from?
kymmenyspilkku (Finnish) comes from Finnish kymmenys, from Finnish -nnes, from Finnish -nne, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
kymmenyspilkku (Finnish): decimal point
Definitions
- decimal point
Ancestry of “kymmenyspilkku”, step by step
kymmenyspilkku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kymmenys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kymmenys | one tenth; tithe |
| 2 | Finnish | -nnes | — |
| 3 | Finnish | -nne | The possessive suffix for 2nd person plural, used... |
| 4 | Finnish | -e | Used for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives |
| 5 | Finnish | hartia | shoulder |
| 6 | Serbo-Croatian | hartija | paper |
| 7 | Greek | χαρτί | paper |
| 8 | Koine Greek | χαρτίον | paper, papyrus |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Finnish pilkku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pilkku | comma; dot; spot, dot |
| 2 | Finnish | pilkka | jeer, mock, ridicule, jest; bullseye; a mark... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pilkka | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blikkaz | shine, appearance, look; metal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyg- | to shine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |