Where does “merirosvo” come from?
merirosvo (Finnish) comes from Finnish rosvo, from Russian разбо́йник, from Russian -ни́к, from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
merirosvo (Finnish): pirate
Definitions
- pirate
Ancestry of “merirosvo”, step by step
merirosvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rosvo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rosvo | robber, bandit, brigand |
| 2 | Russian | разбо́йник | brigand, highwayman, robber |
| 3 | Russian | -ни́к | Suffix appended to nominal stems to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a professional, performer, adherent, place, object, tool or a feature |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьnikъ | From base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ikъ | *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →... |