Where does “mummonmarkka” come from?
mummonmarkka (Finnish) comes from Finnish mummo, from Swedish mormor, from Swedish mör, from Latin maurus, from French maure, from Middle French moré, from Old French More, from Latin Maurus — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
mummonmarkka (Finnish): A Finnish markka, as opposed to or in comparison...
Definitions
- A Finnish markka, as opposed to or in comparison...
Ancestry of “mummonmarkka”, step by step
mummonmarkka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mummo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mummo | A grandma; An old woman; A "mummonmarkka" |
| 2 | Swedish | mormor | maternal grandmother |
| 3 | Swedish | mör | tender; very tired, exhausted, ready to go to... |
| 4 | Latin | maurus | Moorish, North African |
| 5 | French | maure | Moorish |
| 6 | Middle French | moré | Moor (person of Berber descent) |
| 7 | Old French | More | — |
| 8 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | forms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Finnish markka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | markka | abbreviations mk, FIM; former Finnish currency,... |
| 2 | German | mark | mark any of various European monetary units |
| 3 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 4 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |