Where does “mugursoma” come from?
mugursoma (Latvian) comes from Latvian soma, from Old East Slavic сума, from Old High German soum, from Proto-West Germanic saum, from Late Latin sauma, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα, from Ancient Greek σάττω — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.
mugursoma (Latvian): backpack, knapsack, rucksack
Definitions
- backpack, knapsack, rucksack
Ancestry of “mugursoma”, step by step
mugursoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian soma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | soma | bag, pack; pouch; genitive singular form of... |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | сума | — |
| 3 | Old High German | soum | weight, pack animal; hem, seam; burden |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saum | stitch, seam, hem, edge; a load, burden;... |
| 5 | Late Latin | sauma | packsaddle; burden saddle, burden |
| 6 | Latin | sagma | saddle |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σάγμα | A covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σάττω | to stuff quite full, cram, pack; to press close,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |
via Latvian mugura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | mugura | back; the upper part or edge of an object |
| 2 | Japanese | muguramochi | — |