Where does “splittaaminen” come from?

splittaaminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish splitata, from English Split, from Serbo-Croatian Splȉt, from Italian Spalato, from Latin Spalatum, from Ancient Greek Σπάλαθος, from Ancient Greek Ἀσπάλαθος, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάλαθος — name of several types of thornbush.

Ancestry of “splittaaminen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	splitata	to split
2	English	Split	To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line
3	Serbo-Croatian	Splȉt	—
4	Italian	Spalato	—
5	Latin	Spalatum	—
6	Ancient Greek	Σπάλαθος	—
7	Ancient Greek	Ἀσπάλαθος	name of several types of thornbush
8	Ancient Greek	ἀσπάλαθος	name of several types of thornbush

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