Where does “minkämerkkinen” come from?
minkämerkkinen (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.
minkämerkkinen (Finnish): of what brand or make
Definitions
- of what brand or make
Ancestry of “minkämerkkinen”, step by step
minkämerkkinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mikä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mikä | which, what; whatever; which, that, what |
| 2 | Finnish | Mikael | Michael |
| 3 | Latin | Michāēl | — |
| 4 | Latin | Michahel | — |
| 5 | Greek | Μιχαήλ | the Archangel Michael |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μιχαήλ | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | מיכאל | who is like God? |
| 8 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 9 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 10 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |
via Finnish merkkinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | merkkinen | Used with a word in genitive to mean "with a make, brand, sign, etc." |
| 2 | Finnish | merkki | mark, sign; character; symbol |
| 3 | Old Swedish | mærki | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | merki | boundary |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |