Where does “Siestarjoki” come from?
Siestarjoki (Finnish) comes from Ido siestar, from Ido siesto, from Spanish siesta, from Old Spanish siesta, from Latin sexta, from Latin Sextus, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks — six.
Siestarjoki (Finnish): Sestroretsk town in Russia
Definitions
- Sestroretsk town in Russia
Ancestry of “Siestarjoki”, step by step
Siestarjoki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ido siestar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | siestar | to sleep in the afternoon |
| 2 | Ido | siesto | siesta, midday or afternoon nap |
| 3 | Spanish | siesta | siesta, nap |
| 4 | Old Spanish | siesta | noon; midday |
| 5 | Latin | sexta | Noon, reckoned as the sixth hour of daylight;... |
| 6 | Latin | Sextus | particularly popular in Gaul. (Occasionally also found as a cognomen.) In particular |
| 7 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |