Where does “pyreneittenkoira” come from?
pyreneittenkoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish Pyreneet, from French Pyrénées, from Middle French montaignes Pyrenees, from Latin montes, from Latin mōns, from Proto-Italic *monts, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
pyreneittenkoira (Finnish): Great Pyrenees, Pyrenean Mountain Dog
Definitions
- Great Pyrenees, Pyrenean Mountain Dog
Ancestry of “pyreneittenkoira”, step by step
pyreneittenkoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Pyreneet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Pyreneet | the Pyrenees mountain range |
| 2 | French | Pyrénées | — |
| 3 | Middle French | montaignes Pyrenees | — |
| 4 | Latin | montes | nominative plural of mōns; accusative plural of... |
| 5 | Latin | mōns | mountain, mount |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *monts | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |