Where does “maanisäkäs” come from?
maanisäkäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish nisäkäs, from Finnish nisä, from Portuguese Nisa, from French nice, from Old French nice, from Latin nescius, from Latin nesciō, from Latin sciō — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
maanisäkäs (Finnish): terrestrial mammal
Ancestry of “maanisäkäs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | nisäkäs | mammal |
| 2 | Finnish | nisä | mamma; breast of a woman; teat, nipple |
| 3 | Portuguese | Nisa | — |
| 4 | French | nice | candid, naive |
| 5 | Old French | nice | simple, foolish |
| 6 | Latin | nescius | unaware, ignorant; not knowing how, unable |
| 7 | Latin | nesciō | — |
| 8 | Latin | sciō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |