Where does “samettityyny” come from?

samettityyny (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.

samettityyny (Finnish): velvet pillow, velvet cushion

Definitions

  1. velvet pillow, velvet cushion

Ancestry of “samettityyny”, step by step

samettityyny 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 tyyny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyynypillow, cushion
2Swedishdynaa cushion
3Old Norsedýna
4Proto-GermanicdūnazAlternative form of *dūnǭ; down
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs