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Where does “miljoonikko” come from?

miljoonikko (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.

miljoonikko (Finnish): millionaire

Definitions

  1. millionaire

Ancestry of “miljoonikko”, step by step

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