Where does “mihinpäin” come from?

mihinpäin (Finnish) comes from Finnish mikä, from Finnish Mikael, from Latin Michāēl, from Latin Michahel, from Greek Μιχαήλ, from Ancient Greek Μιχαήλ, from Hebrew מיכאל, from Hebrew אֵל.

mihinpäin (Finnish): to where, to whereabouts

Definitions

  1. to where, to whereabouts

Ancestry of “mihinpäin”, step by step

mihinpäin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mikä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmikäwhich, what; whatever; which, that, what
2FinnishMikaelMichael
3LatinMichāēl
4LatinMichahel
5GreekΜιχαήλthe Archangel Michael
6Ancient GreekΜιχαήλ
7Hebrewמיכאלwho is like God?
8Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
9Hebrewשמואל
10Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל

via Finnish päin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäinagainst, to, on etc; Used to indicate approximate...
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵלEvery word from Hebrew שמואלEvery word from Hebrew אֵל