Where does “sisu” come from?

sisu (Estonian) comes from Estonian sise-, from Tocharian B ṣe, from Portuguese oni-, from Irish ai-, from Old French a-, from Latin ad-, from Proto-Italic *ad- — ad.

sisu (Estonian): content, something that is inside

Definitions

  1. content, something that is inside

Ancestry of “sisu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansise-A prefix signifying inner, internal, interior,...
2Tocharian Bṣeone
3Portugueseoni-Alternative form of omni-
4Irishai-—
5Old Frencha-indicating movement towards something;...
6Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
7Proto-Italic*ad-ad

Words derived from “sisu”

Every word from Proto-Italic *ad- →Every word from Latin ad- →Every word from Old French a- →