Where does “sarssi” come from?

sarssi (Finnish) comes from French Serge, from Middle French sarge, from Old French sarge, from Vulgar Latin sarica, from Latin sērica, from Ancient Greek σηρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός — -y, -ic.

sarssi (Finnish): serge fabric

Definitions

  1. serge fabric

Ancestry of “sarssi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchSerge
2Middle Frenchsarge
3Old Frenchsarge
4Vulgar Latinsarica
5Latinsērica
6Ancient Greekσηρικόςseric, silken
7Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
8Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
9Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -κός
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