Where does “sävellajimerkintä” come from?
sävellajimerkintä (Finnish) comes from Finnish sävellaji, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
sävellajimerkintä (Finnish): key signature
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Ancestry of “sävellajimerkintä”, step by step
sävellajimerkintä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sävellaji
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sävellaji | key scale of musical notes |
| 2 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 3 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 7 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 8 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 9 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 10 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 11 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via Finnish merkintä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | merkintä | marking; entry, booking, recording |
| 2 | Finnish | merkitä | to mark, check off, tick off, tag, stamp, brand;... |
| 3 | Finnish | merkki | mark, sign; character; symbol |
| 4 | Old Swedish | mærki | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | merki | boundary |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |