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Where does “vakosametti” come from?

vakosametti (Finnish) comes from Finnish sametti, from Swedish sammet, from Middle Low German sammet, from Old French samit, from Latin samitum, from Ancient Greek ἑξάμιτον, from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks — six.

vakosametti (Finnish): corduroy

Definitions

  1. corduroy

Ancestry of “vakosametti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsamettivelvet
2Swedishsammetvelvet
3Middle Low Germansammet—
4Old Frenchsamitsamite
5Latinsamitum—
6Ancient Greekἑξάμιτον—
7Ancient Greekἕξsix
8Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
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