Where does “sekiini” come from?

sekiini (Finnish) comes from French sequin, from Italian zecchino, from Italian zecca, from Arabic سِكَّة — die for coining, coin.

sekiini (Finnish): A sequin any of various small gold coins minted in Italy and Turkey

Definitions

  1. A sequin any of various small gold coins minted in Italy and Turkey

Ancestry of “sekiini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsequinzecchin, sequin; sequin
2ItalianzecchinoA gold coin, especially a Venetian ducat;...
3Italianzeccamint; tick
4Arabicسِكَّةdie for coining, coin
Every word from Arabic سِكَّة →Every word from Italian zecca →Every word from Italian zecchino →