Where does “labyrintti” come from?

labyrintti (Finnish) comes from French labyrinthe, from Latin labyrinthus, from Ancient Greek λαβύρινθος, from Lydian 𐤩𐤠𐤡𐤭𐤧𐤳 — double-edged axe.

labyrintti (Finnish): labyrinth

Definitions

  1. labyrinth

Ancestry of “labyrintti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlabyrinthelabyrinth
2Latinlabyrinthuslabyrinth, maze
3Ancient Greekλαβύρινθοςlabyrinth, a building composed of numerous...
4Lydian𐤩𐤠𐤡𐤭𐤧𐤳double-edged axe
Every word from Lydian 𐤩𐤠𐤡𐤭𐤧𐤳 →Every word from Ancient Greek λαβύρινθος →Every word from Latin labyrinthus →