Where does “yleispostimerkki” come from?

yleispostimerkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish postimerkki, from Finnish posti, from Swedish post, from German posten, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre — passed , crossed.

yleispostimerkki (Finnish): definitive stamp, definitive

Definitions

  1. definitive stamp, definitive

Ancestry of “yleispostimerkki”, step by step

yleispostimerkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish postimerkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpostimerkkistamp, postage stamp
2Finnishpostipost, postal service; post office; mail
3Swedishpostpostal office; an organization delivering mail...
4Germanpostento post; inflection of posen: ##...
5EnglishpostA long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;...
6Middle Frenchposte
7Italianpostamail, post; post office; stakes
8Latinprobāre
9Latinprobōto approve, permit, commend
10LatinProbusgood, serviceable, excellent, superior, able
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Finnish yleinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyleinencommon, widespread; mutual; generic, general,...
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-