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Where does “miljoonasosa” come from?

miljoonasosa (Finnish) comes from Finnish miljoonas, from Finnish miljoona, from Swedish miljon, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille.

miljoonasosa (Finnish): millionth; part per million

Definitions

  1. millionth; part per million

Ancestry of “miljoonasosa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiljoonasthe millionth, abbreviation 1 000 000
2FinnishmiljoonaA million, 10
3SwedishmiljonA million, 10
4Frenchmillionmillion, 10
5Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
6Old Frenchmillon—
7Italianmilionemillion
8Italianmillethousand
9LatinMīlle—
10Proto-Italicsmīɣeslī—
11Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →