Where does “maissihiutale” come from?

maissihiutale (Finnish) comes from Finnish maissi, from Swedish majs, from Spanish maíz, from Taíno mahís, from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ.

maissihiutale (Finnish): corn flake; corn flakes

Definitions

  1. corn flake; corn flakes

Ancestry of “maissihiutale”, step by step

maissihiutale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maissi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaissimaize, corn
2Swedishmajsmaize, corn
3Spanishmaízcorn, maize
4Taínomahís—
5Proto-Arawakanmarikɨ—

via Finnish hiutale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiutaleflake
Every word from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ →Every word from Taíno mahís →Every word from Spanish maíz →