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Where does “rokkimusiikki” come from?

rokkimusiikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish rokki, from Swedish rock, from English Rock, from English rock and roll, from English and, from Middle English an, from Old English ond, from Old English and — on, onto.

rokkimusiikki (Finnish): Alternative form of rockmusiikki

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of rockmusiikki

Ancestry of “rokkimusiikki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrokkirock music
2Swedishrocka coat, an overcoat; rock, rock and roll
3EnglishRock—
4Englishrock and rollA genre of popular music that evolved in the...
5EnglishandAs a coordinating conjunction; expressing two...
6Middle EnglishanAlternative form of in; Alternative form of and;...
7Old Englishondand
8Old Englishandand; even; also
9Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →