Where does “suurmoskeija” come from?
suurmoskeija (Finnish) comes from Finnish moskeija, from Swedish moské, from French mosquée, from Italian moschea, from Spanish mezquita, from Arabic مَسْجِد, from Arabic سَجَدَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.
suurmoskeija (Finnish): A grand mosque; a large mosque that is for all...
Definitions
- A grand mosque; a large mosque that is for all...
Ancestry of “suurmoskeija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | moskeija | A mosque |
| 2 | Swedish | moské | — |
| 3 | French | mosquée | mosque |
| 4 | Italian | moschea | mosque |
| 5 | Spanish | mezquita | mosque; a Native American religious site |
| 6 | Arabic | مَسْجِد | mosque; place of worship |
| 7 | Arabic | سَجَدَ | to bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,... |
| 8 | Arabic | ج | Abbreviation of جَمْع |