Where does “paukkumaissi” come from?
paukkumaissi (Finnish) comes from Finnish maissi, from Swedish majs, from Spanish maíz, from Taíno mahís, from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ.
Ancestry of “paukkumaissi”, step by step
paukkumaissi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maissi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maissi | maize, corn |
| 2 | Swedish | majs | maize, corn |
| 3 | Spanish | maíz | corn, maize |
| 4 | Taíno | mahís | — |
| 5 | Proto-Arawakan | marikɨ | — |
via Finnish paukku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paukku | detonation; bang; shot |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |