Where does “monsuunituuli” come from?
monsuunituuli (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...
monsuunituuli (Finnish): monsoon (wind)
Definitions
- monsoon (wind)
Ancestry of “monsuunituuli”, step by step
monsuunituuli 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... |