Where does “smirgelikangas” come from?
smirgelikangas (Finnish) comes from Finnish smirgeli, from German Schmirgel, from Italian smeriglio, from Greek σμερίλιον, from Ancient Greek σμερί, from Ancient Greek σμύρις — emery-powder, used by lapidaries.
smirgelikangas (Finnish): emery cloth
Definitions
- emery cloth
Ancestry of “smirgelikangas”, step by step
smirgelikangas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish smirgeli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | smirgeli | emery; grinder, bench grinder |
| 2 | German | Schmirgel | emery |
| 3 | Italian | smeriglio | emery; merlin; Synonym of sparviero |
| 4 | Greek | σμερίλιον | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σμερί | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σμύρις | emery-powder, used by lapidaries |
via Finnish kangas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kangas | cloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kangas | cloth, fabric |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |