Where does “puolimiljoonainen” come from?
puolimiljoonainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish miljoona, from Swedish miljon, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille, from Latin Mīlle.
puolimiljoonainen (Finnish): numbering half a million
Definitions
- numbering half a million
Ancestry of “puolimiljoonainen”, step by step
puolimiljoonainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish miljoona
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | miljoona | A million, 10 |
| 2 | Swedish | miljon | A million, 10 |
| 3 | French | million | million, 10 |
| 4 | Middle French | million | million, 10 |
| 5 | Old French | millon | — |
| 6 | Italian | milione | million |
| 7 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 8 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |