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Where does “ettepäs” come from?

ettepäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish pas, from Finnish passata, from Swedish passa, from German passen, from German Paß, from French passeport, from French port, from French porter — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

ettepäs (Finnish): you don't!

Definitions

  1. you don't!

Ancestry of “ettepäs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpasI pass!
2Finnishpassatato fit in; to suit; to serve
3Swedishpassafit, suit; be suitable; fit; be of the right size...
4Germanpassento fit; to suit, to be suitable; to go with
5GermanPaß—
6Frenchpasseportpassport
7Frenchportport, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge
8Frenchporterto carry; to support, to bear; to wear
9EnglishporterA person who carries luggage and related objects;...
10Middle Englishporter—
11Old Frenchportourcarrier; bearer
12Old Frenchporterto carry; to carry a child
13Old French-mentUsed to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent...
14Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
15Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
16Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
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