Where does “miljoonakaupunki” come from?
miljoonakaupunki (Finnish) comes from Finnish miljoona, from Swedish miljon, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle.
miljoonakaupunki (Finnish): A city with a population of one million or more
Definitions
- A city with a population of one million or more
Ancestry of “miljoonakaupunki”, step by step
miljoonakaupunki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish miljoona
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | miljoona | A million, 10 |
| 2 | Swedish | miljon | A million, 10 |
| 3 | French | million | million, 10 |
| 4 | Middle French | million | million, 10 |
| 5 | Old French | millon | — |
| 6 | Italian | milione | million |
| 7 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 8 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |
via Finnish kaupunki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaupunki | town; city |
| 2 | Old Gutnish | kaupungr | marketplace |
| 3 | Old Norse | kaupangr | marketplace |
| 4 | Old Norse | kaup | purchase |
| 5 | Old Norse | kaupa | to buy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kaupōną | to buy; trade |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kaupô | innkeeper; merchant |
| 8 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |