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Where does “dösis” come from?

dösis (Finnish) comes from Finnish dösä, from Swedish dosa, from Late Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις, from Ancient Greek δίδωμι, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

dösis (Finnish): bus stop

Definitions

  1. bus stop

Ancestry of “dösis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishdösäbus; female breast
2Swedishdosabox
3Late Latindosisdose
4Ancient Greekδόσιςgiving, a gift; license, permission; portion
5Ancient GreekδίδωμιI give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →