Where does “ässävika” come from?
ässävika (Finnish) comes from Finnish ässä, from Swedish ass, from Middle Low German es, from Old French as, from Vulgar Latin *as, from Latin habes, from Arabic حَبَش — Abyssinian; Abysinnian.
ässävika (Finnish): lisp
Definitions
- lisp
Ancestry of “ässävika”, step by step
ässävika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ässä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ässä | ess; ace |
| 2 | Swedish | ass | A-flat; an insured letter; Abbreviation of... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | es | — |
| 4 | Old French | as | a score of one on a die; second-person singular... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *as | — |
| 6 | Latin | habes | second-person singular present active indicative... |
| 7 | Arabic | حَبَش | Abyssinian; Abysinnian |