Where does “meikkilaukku” come from?
meikkilaukku (Finnish) comes from Finnish meikki, from English make, from Middle English make, from Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ — smear, rub.
meikkilaukku (Finnish): cosmetic bag, beauty bag, vanity bag, makeup bag
Definitions
- cosmetic bag, beauty bag, vanity bag, makeup bag
Ancestry of “meikkilaukku”, step by step
meikkilaukku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish meikki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | meikki | makeup |
| 2 | English | make | To create; To behave, to act; To tend; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | make | Alternative form of maken; easy |
| 4 | Middle English | maken | To make or create; to have something made |
| 5 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 6 | Emilian | mâcia | spot, stain |
| 7 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |