Where does “samettipääkerttu” come from?
samettipääkerttu (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.
samettipääkerttu (Finnish): Sardinian warbler
Definitions
- Sardinian warbler
Ancestry of “samettipääkerttu”, step by step
samettipääkerttu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sametti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sametti | velvet |
| 2 | Swedish | sammet | velvet |
| 3 | Middle Low German | sammet | — |
| 4 | Old French | samit | samite |
| 5 | Latin | samitum | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἑξάμιτον | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἕξ | six |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hwéks | cardinal... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |