Where does “viisimarkkanen” come from?
viisimarkkanen (Finnish) comes from Finnish -markkanen, from Finnish markka, from German mark, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
viisimarkkanen (Finnish): five-mark coin or bill
Definitions
- five-mark coin or bill
Ancestry of “viisimarkkanen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | -markkanen | used as a headword in compound terms to create nouns that signify a coin or note with the face value of a given number of markkas |
| 2 | Finnish | markka | abbreviations mk, FIM; former Finnish currency,... |
| 3 | German | mark | mark any of various European monetary units |
| 4 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 5 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |