Where does “lippumyymälä” come from?
lippumyymälä (Finnish) comes from Finnish myymälä, from Finnish myydä, from Proto-Finnic *müüdäk, from Proto-Uralic mixe-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mey-gw-.
lippumyymälä (Finnish): ticket office, box office
Definitions
- ticket office, box office
Ancestry of “lippumyymälä”, step by step
lippumyymälä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish myymälä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | myymälä | shop |
| 2 | Finnish | myydä | to sell |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | *müüdäk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | mixe- | give |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂mey-gw- | — |
via Finnish lippu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lippu | flag, banner; colours; sheet, ticket |