Where does “säkkipilliorkesteri” come from?
säkkipilliorkesteri (Finnish) comes from Finnish säkkipilli, from Finnish säkki, from Swedish schack, from German schāch, from Middle High German schāch, from Latin scacci, from Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه — to sire, beget.
säkkipilliorkesteri (Finnish): bagpipe orchestra
Definitions
- bagpipe orchestra
Ancestry of “säkkipilliorkesteri”, step by step
säkkipilliorkesteri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish säkkipilli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | säkkipilli | bagpipes |
| 2 | Finnish | säkki | sack; gunny sack; sackcloth |
| 3 | Swedish | schack | chess; a game of strategy for two players; check;... |
| 4 | German | schāch | chess game |
| 5 | Middle High German | schāch | — |
| 6 | Latin | scacci | chess |
| 7 | Latin | scaccus | API; check |
| 8 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 9 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 10 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 11 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 12 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via Finnish orkesteri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | orkesteri | orchestra |
| 2 | Swedish | orkester | orchestra |
| 3 | Latin | orchēstra | orchestra area in front of a stage |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀρχήστρα | space on which the chorus danced, orchestra |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |