Where does “maksimibreikki” come from?
maksimibreikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish breikki, from English break, from Middle English breken, from Old English brecan, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
maksimibreikki (Finnish): maximum break
Definitions
- maximum break
Ancestry of “maksimibreikki”, step by step
maksimibreikki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish breikki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | breikki | break, pause |
| 2 | English | break | To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture... |
| 3 | Middle English | breken | to break |
| 4 | Old English | brecan | to break; to break into a place |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | brekan | to break |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
via Finnish maksimi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maksimi | maximum |
| 2 | Latin | Maximus | the greatest |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *magisVmos | — |