Where does “maissimuro” come from?

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

maissimuro (Finnish): cornflake

Definitions

  1. cornflake

Ancestry of “maissimuro”, step by step

maissimuro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maissi

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

via Finnish muro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmurobreakfast cereal; short
2Finnishmur-—
Every word from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ →Every word from Taíno mahís →Every word from Spanish maíz →