Where does “mannekiinikurssi” come from?

mannekiinikurssi (Finnish) comes from Finnish mannekiini, from French mannequin, from Dutch manneken, from Low German Mann, from Middle Low German man, from Old Saxon mann, from Proto-West Germanic mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mannekiinikurssi (Finnish): course for models

Definitions

  1. course for models

Ancestry of “mannekiinikurssi”, step by step

mannekiinikurssi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mannekiini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmannekiinimodel, mannequin person employed for modeling clothes, make-up etc
2Frenchmannequinmodel; dummy, mannequin
3Dutchmanneken
4Low GermanMannman (adult) male human
5Middle Low Germanmanbut, only
6Old Saxonmannhuman, person
7Proto-West Germanicmannperson, human
8Proto-Germanic*mann-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Finnish kurssi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkurssiclass, course; course; rate, exchange rate
2Swedishkurscourse, class; course, the intended passage of...
3LatincursusThe act of running; race; Course, way, passage,...
4Latincurrōto run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men-