Where does “marmoripatsas” come from?

marmoripatsas (Finnish) comes from Finnish marmori, from Swedish marmor, from German Marmor, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.

marmoripatsas (Finnish): marble statue

Definitions

  1. marble statue

Ancestry of “marmoripatsas”, step by step

marmoripatsas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish marmori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmarmorimarble
2Swedishmarmormarble; rock of crystalline limestone
3GermanMarmormarble
4Latinmarmora block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,...
5Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
6Indo-European*mer-—

via Finnish patsas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatsasstatue; column formed by eg. water or clouds
2Proto-Finnicpaccas—
3Proto-Germanicbandstaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Indo-European *mer- →