Where does “mitskimdõ” come from?

mitskimdõ (Livonian) comes from Livonian mits, from German Mütze, from German almuʒ, from Medieval Latin almutia — hood, cowl.

mitskimdõ (Livonian): several dozen

Definitions

  1. several dozen

Ancestry of “mitskimdõ”, step by step

mitskimdõ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Livonian mits

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianmitsseveral; how much
2GermanMützecap; bonnet, reticulum, the second compartment of...
3Germanalmuʒ—
4Medieval Latinalmutiahood, cowl

via Livonian kimdõ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livoniankimdõten, tens, -ty, -ties
2Proto-Finnickümmenten; decade, group of ten
Every word from Medieval Latin almutia →Every word from German almuʒ →Every word from German Mütze →