Where does “priimalaatu” come from?

priimalaatu (Finnish) comes from Finnish priima, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

priimalaatu (Finnish): prime quality

Definitions

  1. prime quality

Ancestry of “priimalaatu”, step by step

priimalaatu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish priima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpriimaprime
2Latinprīmus—
3Latinprīsmos—
4Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Finnish laatu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaatuquality; sort, kind
2Russianладharmony, concord; manner, way; mode; fret
3Proto-Slavicladъharmony, order
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Italic priisemos →
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