Where does “maissikoira” come from?
maissikoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish koira, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
maissikoira (Finnish): corn dog
Ancestry of “maissikoira”, step by step
maissikoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koira | dog; dog paddle; military police |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish maissi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maissi | maize, corn |
| 2 | Swedish | majs | maize, corn |
| 3 | Spanish | maíz | corn, maize |
| 4 | Taíno | mahís | — |
| 5 | Proto-Arawakan | marikɨ | — |