Where does “posetiiva” come from?

posetiiva (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish posetiivi, from Swedish posetif, from French positive — feminine singular of positif; first/third-person...

posetiiva (Northern Sami): barrel organ

Definitions

  1. barrel organ

Ancestry of “posetiiva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishposetiivibarrel organ, street organ, roller organ
2Swedishposetif—
3Frenchpositivefeminine singular of positif; first/third-person...
Every word from French positive →Every word from Swedish posetif →Every word from Finnish posetiivi →