Where does “tähysmiina” come from?
tähysmiina (Finnish) comes from Finnish Miina, from Swedish mina, from English Mine, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā — to cut, hew.
tähysmiina (Finnish): remote-controlled mine, a mine that can be triggered remotely
Definitions
- remote-controlled mine, a mine that can be triggered remotely
Ancestry of “tähysmiina”, step by step
tähysmiina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Miina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Miina | mine explosive device |
| 2 | Swedish | mina | "Plural" of min; mine; a device intended to... |
| 3 | English | Mine | Alternative letter-case form of mine "often used... |
| 4 | French | mine | mine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher |
| 5 | Breton | min | face of an animal; beak, muzzle |
| 6 | Italian | mina | mine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which... |
| 7 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 8 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |
via Finnish tähystää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tähystää | to keep a lookout; to examine with an endoscope |
| 2 | Finnish | tähti | star; a famous person, celebrity, star; a white... |
| 3 | Swedish | täkt | a quarry |
| 4 | Swedish | tå | toe; a body part |
| 5 | Swedish | taga | Dated form of ta |
| 6 | Old Swedish | taka | to touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring |
| 7 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |