Where does “maissitortilla” come from?

maissitortilla (Finnish) comes from Finnish tortilla, from Spanish tortilla, from Old Spanish tortiella, from Old Spanish -iella, from Latin -ella, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

maissitortilla (Finnish): corn tortilla

Definitions

  1. corn tortilla

Ancestry of “maissitortilla”, step by step

maissitortilla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tortilla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtortillatortilla; a tortilla-based dish; a burrito;...
2SpanishtortillaSpanish omelette, tortilla; omelette; tortilla
3Old SpanishtortiellaDiminutive of torta; a small and roundish...
4Old Spanish-iellaA diminutive suffix
5Latin-ellainflection of -ellus: ## nominative/vocative...
6Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
7Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
8Proto-Italic-olos
9Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
10Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
11Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Finnish maissi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaissimaize, corn
2Swedishmajsmaize, corn
3Spanishmaízcorn, maize
4Taínomahís
5Proto-Arawakanmarikɨ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ulusEvery word from Latin -ellus