Where does “oskarinkokoinen” come from?
oskarinkokoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Oskari, from Swedish Oscar, from English oscar, from Middle Irish Oscar, from Middle Irish cara, from Old Irish carae, from Proto-Celtic karants, from Proto-Indo-European kéh₂ros — to desire, wish.
oskarinkokoinen (Finnish): small
Definitions
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Ancestry of “oskarinkokoinen”, step by step
oskarinkokoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Oskari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Oskari | — |
| 2 | Swedish | Oscar | — |
| 3 | English | oscar | Astronotus ocellatus, a cichlid fish, native to... |
| 4 | Middle Irish | Oscar | — |
| 5 | Middle Irish | cara | friend; relative |
| 6 | Old Irish | carae | friend; relative, kinsman; second-person singular... |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | karants | friend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kéh₂ros | loved; dear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂- | to desire, wish |