Where does “desi” come from?
desi (Finnish) comes from Finnish desilitra, from Finnish litra, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā.
desi (Finnish): decilitre/deciliter
Ancestry of “desi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | desilitra | decilitre , deciliter |
| 2 | Finnish | litra | litre |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | — |