Where does “mankeli” come from?
mankeli (Finnish) comes from Swedish mangel, from German mangel, from Middle High German mange, from Latin manganum, from Medieval Latin magnesia, from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
mankeli (Finnish): mangle, wringer
Definitions
- mangle, wringer
Ancestry of “mankeli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mangel | a mangle, a wringer (laundry pressing machine) |
| 2 | German | mangel | inflection of mangeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | mange | mangle |
| 4 | Latin | manganum | manganese; mangonel |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | magnesia | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μαγνησία | Magnesia |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |