Where does “merirosvous” come from?
merirosvous (Finnish) comes from Finnish merirosvo, from Finnish rosvo, from Russian разбо́йник, from Russian -ни́к, from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
merirosvous (Finnish): piracy; the quality of being a pirate; piracy
Definitions
- piracy; the quality of being a pirate; piracy
Ancestry of “merirosvous”, step by step
merirosvous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish merirosvo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | merirosvo | pirate |
| 2 | Finnish | rosvo | robber, bandit, brigand |
| 3 | Russian | разбо́йник | brigand, highwayman, robber |
| 4 | Russian | -ни́к | Suffix appended to nominal stems to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a professional, performer, adherent, place, object, tool or a feature |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ьnikъ | From base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who... |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | -ikъ | *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →... |
via Finnish rosvous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rosvous | robbery; the quality of being a robber; robbery |