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 — ingot.

desi (Finnish): decilitre/deciliter

Definitions

  1. decilitre/deciliter

Ancestry of “desi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishdesilitradecilitre UK, deciliter US
2Finnishlitralitre
3Medieval Latinlitra—
4Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
5Proto-Italic*līðrāingot

Words derived from “desi”

Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrā →Every word from Ancient Greek λίτρα →Every word from Medieval Latin litra →