Where does “monsuunikausi” come from?
monsuunikausi (Finnish) comes from Finnish monsuuni, from English monsoon, from Dutch moesson, from French mousson, from Portuguese monção, from Arabic مَوْسِم, from Arabic موسم, from Arabic وسم — to mark, to brand, impress a sign, to tag; to...
monsuunikausi (Finnish): A monsoon season, monsoon or rainy season
Definitions
- A monsoon season, monsoon or rainy season
Ancestry of “monsuunikausi”, step by step
monsuunikausi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish monsuuni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | monsuuni | monsoon wind |
| 2 | English | monsoon | Any of a number of winds associated with regions... |
| 3 | Dutch | moesson | monsoon |
| 4 | French | mousson | monsoon |
| 5 | Portuguese | monção | monsoon; opportunity, occasion; each of the... |
| 6 | Arabic | مَوْسِم | season, holiday |
| 7 | Arabic | موسم | season; festive season; festival, holiday |
| 8 | Arabic | وسم | to mark, to brand, impress a sign, to tag; to... |