Where does “mesaanimasto” come from?

mesaanimasto (Finnish) comes from Finnish masto, from Old Swedish mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz, from Proto-Indo-European mazdos — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...

mesaanimasto (Finnish): A mizzenmast

Definitions

  1. A mizzenmast

Ancestry of “mesaanimasto”, step by step

mesaanimasto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish masto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmastomast
2Old Swedishmast—
3Proto-Germanicmastazrod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmazdospole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...

via Finnish mesaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmesaanimizzen sail; mizzenmast
2Swedishmesan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mazdos →Every word from Proto-Germanic mastaz →Every word from Old Swedish mast →