Where does “lyijysinetti” come from?

lyijysinetti (Finnish) comes from Finnish sinetti, from Swedish signet, from Middle Low German signēt, from Latin signētum, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

lyijysinetti (Finnish): lead seal, bulla

Definitions

  1. lead seal, bulla

Ancestry of “lyijysinetti”, step by step

lyijysinetti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sinetti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsinettiseal
2Swedishsignet—
3Middle Low Germansignēt—
4Latinsignētum—
5Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
6Proto-Italicseknomsign
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Finnish lyijy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyijylead
2Old Swedishblȳ—
3Old Norseblýlead
4Proto-Germanicblīwijąlead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmliH-wó-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmleh₁y-to be weak, weary, tired
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →