Where does “pantomiiminäyttelijä” come from?
pantomiiminäyttelijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish näyttelijä, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
pantomiiminäyttelijä (Finnish): pantomime actor/actress
Definitions
- pantomime actor/actress
Ancestry of “pantomiiminäyttelijä”, step by step
pantomiiminäyttelijä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish näyttelijä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näyttelijä | actor |
| 2 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Finnish pantomiimi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pantomiimi | mime; charades |
| 2 | Latin | pantomīmus | pantomime performer (male) |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παντόμιμος | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μιμέομαι | I mimic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |