Where does “seemi” come from?

seemi (Finnish) comes from English semé, from Japanese 攻め, from Japanese 攻める — attack; assault.

seemi (Finnish): seme

Definitions

  1. seme

Ancestry of “seemi”, step by step

seemi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English semé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishseméSprinkled, sown, strewn: said of a field or...
2Japanese攻め—
3Japanese攻めるattack; assault

via Sanskrit *श्यामी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit*श्यामी—

Words derived from “seemi”

Every word from Japanese 攻める →Every word from Japanese 攻め →Every word from English semé →