Where does “mankkapussi” come from?
mankkapussi (Finnish) comes from Finnish mankka, from Finnish magnesiumkarbonaatti, from Finnish magnesium, from New Latin magnēsium, from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
mankkapussi (Finnish): chalk bag
Definitions
- chalk bag
Ancestry of “mankkapussi”, step by step
mankkapussi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mankka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mankka | boom box; tape recorder |
| 2 | Finnish | magnesiumkarbonaatti | magnesium carbonate |
| 3 | Finnish | magnesium | magnesium |
| 4 | New Latin | magnēsium | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Μαγνησία | Magnesia |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |