Where does “handtaska” come from?
handtaska (Faroese) comes from Faroese taska, from Old Norse taska, from Proto-Germanic taskǭ, from Proto-Indo-European das-, from Translingual da, from English deca-, from French déca-, from Latin decās — front.
handtaska (Faroese): handbag, purse
Definitions
- handbag, purse
Ancestry of “handtaska”, step by step
handtaska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese taska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | taska | bag |
| 2 | Old Norse | taska | bag, sack |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | taskǭ | bag, purse; pouch, pocket |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | das- | — |
| 5 | Translingual | da | — |
| 6 | English | deca- | Greek number... |
| 7 | French | déca- | deca- |
| 8 | Latin | decās | a decade (period of ten years) |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δεκάς | the number ten; a group of ten, decade |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 12 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 13 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 14 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 15 | Turkish | ön | front |