Where does “merimaili” come from?
merimaili (Finnish) comes from Finnish maili, from English mile, from Middle English myle, from Old English mīl, from Latin mīlia, from Proto-West Germanic mīliju, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī.
merimaili (Finnish): nautical mile
Definitions
- nautical mile
Ancestry of “merimaili”, step by step
merimaili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maili
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maili | mile |
| 2 | English | mile | The international mile: a unit of length... |
| 3 | Middle English | myle | mile; The time it takes to walk a mile;... |
| 4 | Old English | mīl | millet; mile |
| 5 | Latin | mīlia | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | mīliju | mile |
| 7 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |