Where does “luonnonmuistomerkki” come from?
luonnonmuistomerkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish muistomerkki, from Swedish minnesmärke, from Swedish -s-, from Swedish -för, from Old Swedish for, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
luonnonmuistomerkki (Finnish): natural monument
Definitions
- natural monument
Ancestry of “luonnonmuistomerkki”, step by step
luonnonmuistomerkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muistomerkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muistomerkki | memorial |
| 2 | Swedish | minnesmärke | a monument (that recalls the past) |
| 3 | Swedish | -s- | rat; treecreeper; coffee |
| 4 | Swedish | -för | able; creates an adjective from a noun or adjective implying capability of being or doing the main word |
| 5 | Old Swedish | for | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |