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Where does “ovimikko” come from?

ovimikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish -mikko, from Finnish mikko, from Finnish Mikael, from Latin Michāēl, from Latin Michahel, from Greek Μιχαήλ, from Ancient Greek Μιχαήλ, from Hebrew מיכאל.

ovimikko (Finnish): doorman

Definitions

  1. doorman

Ancestry of “ovimikko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-mikkoSuffix used in some compound nouns
2FinnishmikkoMichaelmas; Reynard
3FinnishMikaelMichael
4LatinMichāēl—
5LatinMichahel—
6GreekΜιχαήλ—
7Ancient GreekΜιχαήλ—
8Hebrewמיכאלwho is like God?
9Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
10Hebrewשמואל—
11Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
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