Where does “mustamaija” come from?
mustamaija (Finnish) comes from Finnish maija, from Finnish Maijala, from Finnish Maija, from Finnish Maria, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים.
mustamaija (Finnish): Black Maria, paddywagon; A children's card game...
Definitions
- Black Maria, paddywagon; A children's card game...
Ancestry of “mustamaija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | maija | Synonym of mustamaija; calathea; the genus... |
| 2 | Finnish | Maijala | — |
| 3 | Finnish | Maija | a common female given name |
| 4 | Finnish | Maria | Mary, mother of Jesus Christ |
| 5 | Latin | Marīa | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μαρία | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
| 8 | Aramaic | מרים | bitter |
| 9 | Biblical Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |