Where does “siniristi” come from?

siniristi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Sini, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós — to live.

siniristi (Finnish): the blue cross of the Finnish flag

Definitions

  1. the blue cross of the Finnish flag

Ancestry of “siniristi”, step by step

siniristi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Sini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSiniblue
2Latinsinusa hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay
3Arabicجَيْبpocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold...
4Sanskritज्याbow-string, tendon; sine
5Sanskritजीवalive, living; life, existence; any living being,...
6Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iHwás—
7Proto-Indo-IranianǰiHwásalive
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Finnish Risti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishRisticross
2Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás →