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Where does “karsina” come from?

karsina (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic karcina, from Proto-Finnic kartina, from Russian карти́на, from Italian cartina, from Italian -ina, from Interlingua -ina, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus — adjectival suffix.

karsina (Finnish): pen, fold; Essive plural form of karsi

Definitions

  1. pen, fold; Essive plural form of karsi

Ancestry of “karsina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickarcinapen
2Proto-Finnickartina—
3Russianкарти́на—
4ItaliancartinaA map or a small map; A cigarette paper, rolling...
5Italian-inaAlterative suffix used to form diminutives of...
6Interlingua-ina—
7Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
8Latin-īnus—
9Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
10Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
11Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “karsina”

  • välikarsina
  • karsinoida
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