Where does “matkamuistomyymälä” come from?
matkamuistomyymälä (Finnish) comes from Finnish myymälä, from Finnish myydä, from Proto-Finnic *müüdäk, from Proto-Uralic mixe-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mey-gw-.
matkamuistomyymälä (Finnish): gift shop
Definitions
- gift shop
Ancestry of “matkamuistomyymälä”, step by step
matkamuistomyymälä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish myymälä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | myymälä | shop |
| 2 | Finnish | myydä | to sell |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | *müüdäk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | mixe- | give |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂mey-gw- | — |
via Finnish matkamuisto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | matkamuisto | A souvenir |
| 2 | Finnish | muisto | memory, recollection; memento, keepsake; As... |
| 3 | Ingrian | muistaa | remember |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | muistadak | to understand |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | muja- | to touch, feel |