Where does “alkoholiannos” come from?

alkoholiannos (Finnish) comes from Finnish annos, from Finnish antaa, from Proto-Finnic antadak, from Proto-Uralic ëmta- — to give.

alkoholiannos (Finnish): standard drink, unit of alcohol usually defined as approximately 12 grams of alcohol in Finland

Definitions

  1. standard drink, unit of alcohol usually defined as approximately 12 grams of alcohol in Finland

Ancestry of “alkoholiannos”, step by step

alkoholiannos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish annos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishannosportion; serving; dose
2Finnishantaato give; to allow; to present, donate; To let,...
3Proto-Finnicantadakto give
4Proto-Uralicëmta-to give

via Finnish alkoholi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalkoholialcohol; alcoholic
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