Where does “mikä vain” come from?

mikä vain (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.

mikä vain (Finnish): whatever

Definitions

  1. whatever

Ancestry of “mikä vain”, step by step

mikä vain 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 vain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvainonly, merely, exclusively, solely, just; ever; An...
2Finnishvajaanot full; partial, incomplete; shy; mentally...
3Proto-Finnicvajaganecessary, needed
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵלEvery word from Hebrew שמואלEvery word from Hebrew אֵל
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