Where does “magneettikiisu” come from?

magneettikiisu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiisu, from Swedish kis, from German kies, from Yiddish קיס — pouch.

magneettikiisu (Finnish): pyrrhotite

Definitions

  1. pyrrhotite

Ancestry of “magneettikiisu”, step by step

magneettikiisu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kiisu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiisupyrite
2Swedishkisa boy
3Germankiessingular imperative of kiesen
4Yiddishקיסpouch

via Finnish magneetti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmagneettimagnet
2Swedishmagneta magnet
3Latinmagnēs—
4Ancient Greekμαγνήτης λίθοςMagnesian stone
Every word from Yiddish קיס →Every word from German kies →Every word from Swedish kis →
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