Where does “samettiminkki” come from?

samettiminkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish sametti, 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 — six.

samettiminkki (Finnish): velvet mink term used in fur trade of especially fine mink fur

Definitions

  1. velvet mink term used in fur trade of especially fine mink fur

Ancestry of “samettiminkki”, step by step

samettiminkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sametti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsamettivelvet
2Swedishsammetvelvet
3Middle Low Germansammet—
4Old Frenchsamitsamite
5Latinsamitum—
6Ancient Greekἑξάμιτον—
7Ancient Greekἕξsix
8Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Finnish minkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishminkkiAmerican mink, "Neovison vison"; mink
2EnglishminkAny of various semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals...
3SwedishminkAmerican mink
4Middle Low Germanmink—
5Old Saxonmink—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hwéks →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕξ →