Where does “postikortti” come from?
postikortti (Finnish) comes from Finnish körtti, from Swedish kört, from Danish kort, from Low German kort, from German karte, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
postikortti (Finnish): A postcard
Definitions
- A postcard
Ancestry of “postikortti”, step by step
postikortti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish körtti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | körtti | tail of a tailcoat |
| 2 | Swedish | kört | short |
| 3 | Danish | kort | short; brief; briefly |
| 4 | Low German | kort | a card |
| 5 | German | karte | card flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc |
| 6 | Middle High German | karte | — |
| 7 | Old French | carte | Alternative form of chartre |
| 8 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 9 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 10 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 11 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 12 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Finnish posti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | posti | post, postal service; post office; mail |
| 2 | Swedish | post | postal office; an organization delivering mail... |
| 3 | German | posten | to post; inflection of posen: ##... |
| 4 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 5 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 6 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 7 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 9 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |