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Where does “mongoliläiskä” come from?

mongoliläiskä (Finnish) comes from Finnish mongoli, from Russian монго́л, from Mongolian Монгол, from Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

mongoliläiskä (Finnish): Mongolian spot

Definitions

  1. Mongolian spot

Ancestry of “mongoliläiskä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmongoliMongol; Mongolian language
2Russianмонго́л—
3MongolianМонгол—
4MongolianᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯMongol, Mongolian
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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