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Where does “tiekartta” come from?

tiekartta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kartta, from Russian ка́рта, from Polish karta, from German karte, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

tiekartta (Finnish): road map

Definitions

  1. road map

Ancestry of “tiekartta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarttamap; Partitive singular form of karsi
2Russianка́ртаplaying card; card
3Polishkartacard; playing card; debit card, credit card
4Germankarte—
5Middle High Germankarte—
6Old FrenchcarteAlternative form of chartre
7Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
8Frenchcartela cartel
9Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
10Italiancartapaper; map; menu
11Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
12Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
13Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
14Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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