Where does “x-akseli” come from?

x-akseli (Finnish) comes from Finnish akseli, from Danish Aksel, from Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם, from Hebrew אָב, from Akkadian 𒉈, from Sumerian 𒉈 — to bring, carry; to burn; fire.

x-akseli (Finnish): x-axis

Definitions

  1. x-axis

Ancestry of “x-akseli”, step by step

x-akseli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish akseli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishakseliaxle, shaft; axis
2DanishAkselaxle
3Hebrewאַבְשָׁלוֹם
4Hebrewאָבchief; father; father; ancestor, forefather
5Akkadian𒉈Ab, fifth month of the year; fire
6Sumerian𒉈to bring, carry; to burn; fire

via Finnish X

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishX
Every word from Sumerian 𒉈Every word from Akkadian 𒉈Every word from Hebrew אָב
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