Where does “mastonhuippu” come from?

mastonhuippu (Finnish) comes from Finnish masto, from Old Swedish mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz, from Proto-Indo-European mazdos — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...

mastonhuippu (Finnish): masthead

Definitions

  1. masthead

Ancestry of “mastonhuippu”, step by step

mastonhuippu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish masto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmastomast
2Old Swedishmast
3Proto-Germanicmastazrod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmazdospole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...

via Finnish huippu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuipputop, peak, summit; climax, culmination;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mazdosEvery word from Proto-Germanic mastazEvery word from Old Swedish mast