Where does “ässä” come from?

ässä (Finnish) comes from Swedish ass, from Middle Low German es, from Old French as, from Vulgar Latin *as, from Latin habes, from Arabic حَبَش — Abyssinian; Abysinnian.

ässä (Finnish): ess; ace

Definitions

  1. ess; ace

Ancestry of “ässä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishassA-flat; an insured letter; Abbreviation of...
2Middle Low Germanes—
3Old Frenchasa score of one on a die; second-person singular...
4Vulgar Latin*as—
5Latinhabessecond-person singular present active indicative...
6ArabicحَبَشAbyssinian; Abysinnian

Words derived from “ässä”

Every word from Arabic حَبَش →Every word from Latin habes →Every word from Vulgar Latin *as →