Where does “XO-kastike” come from?
XO-kastike (Finnish) comes from Finnish kastike, from Finnish kastaa, from Proto-Finnic kastadak, from Proto-Finnic -tadak, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
XO-kastike (Finnish): XO sauce
Definitions
- XO sauce
Ancestry of “XO-kastike”, step by step
XO-kastike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kastike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kastike | sauce; gravy; dressing |
| 2 | Finnish | kastaa | to dip, sop; to baptize/baptise |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kastadak | to wet, to soak; to dip, to immerse |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -tadak | Forms verbs from both nominal and verbal stems |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |
via English XO sauce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | XO sauce | A spicy sauce from Hong Kong, made from roughly... |