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Where does “majesteettirikos” come from?

majesteettirikos (Finnish) comes from Finnish majesteetti, from Swedish majestät, from German Majestät, from Latin māior, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

majesteettirikos (Finnish): A lese majesty

Definitions

  1. A lese majesty

Ancestry of “majesteettirikos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmajesteettiMajesty
2Swedishmajestät—
3GermanMajestätmajesty
4Latinmāior—
5Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
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