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Where does “sametti” come from?

sametti (Finnish) comes from Swedish sammet, from Middle Low German sammet, from Old French samit, from Latin samitum, from Ancient Greek ἑξάμιτον, from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

sametti (Finnish): velvet

Definitions

  1. velvet

Ancestry of “sametti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsammetvelvet
2Middle Low Germansammet—
3Old Frenchsamitsamite
4Latinsamitum—
5Ancient Greekἑξάμιτον—
6Ancient Greekἕξsix
7Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “sametti”

  • vakosametti
  • samettinen
  • samettifarmarit
  • sametinpehmeä
  • samettikukka
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