Where does “lossiliikenne” come from?
lossiliikenne (Finnish) comes from Finnish liikenne, from Finnish -nne, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
lossiliikenne (Finnish): cable ferry traffic
Definitions
- cable ferry traffic
Ancestry of “lossiliikenne”, step by step
lossiliikenne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish liikenne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liikenne | traffic; a trip taken somewhere else |
| 2 | Finnish | -nne | The possessive suffix for 2nd person plural, used... |
| 3 | Finnish | -e | Used for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives |
| 4 | Finnish | hartia | shoulder |
| 5 | Serbo-Croatian | hartija | paper |
| 6 | Greek | χαρτί | paper |
| 7 | Koine Greek | χαρτίον | paper, papyrus |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Finnish lössi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lössi | group of people; loess |
| 2 | German | Löss | loess |
| 3 | Alemannic German | lösch | loose; mild |
| 4 | Old High German | lōs | loose; free; lacking; sly, deceitful |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laus | loose, free |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |