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Where does “kaakkoispasaati” come from?

kaakkoispasaati (Finnish) comes from Finnish pasaati, from Dutch passaat, from Spanish pasada, from Pali a-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

kaakkoispasaati (Finnish): southeastern trade wind

Definitions

  1. southeastern trade wind

Ancestry of “kaakkoispasaati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpasaatiA trade wind
2DutchpassaatA trade wind in the Atlantic; usually an easterly...
3Spanishpasadafeminine singular of pasado; transit, crossing;...
4Palia-no; not; non; etc; not; lacking; without; etc
5Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
6Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
7Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
8Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
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