Where does “messinkiruuvi” come from?

messinkiruuvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish messinki, from Swedish mässing, from German Messing, from Middle High German messinc, from Proto-Germanic masjinga-.

messinkiruuvi (Finnish): brass screw

Definitions

  1. brass screw

Ancestry of “messinkiruuvi”, step by step

messinkiruuvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish messinki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmessinkibrass
2Swedishmässingbrass
3GermanMessingbrass
4Middle High Germanmessinc—
5Proto-Germanicmasjinga-—

via Finnish ruuvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruuviscrew
2Middle Low Germanschrūvescrew machine
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Germanic masjinga- →Every word from Middle High German messinc →Every word from German Messing →
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