Where does “kassamenestys” come from?
kassamenestys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kassa, from Swedish kassa, from German Kasse, from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
kassamenestys (Finnish): box-office success
Definitions
- box-office success
Ancestry of “kassamenestys”, step by step
kassamenestys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kassa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kassa | cashbox, cash desk, till; cash register; till |
| 2 | Swedish | kassa | a capital, a fund, cash; a cash register, a point... |
| 3 | German | Kasse | cash register, cash box |
| 4 | Italian | cassa | case, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk |
| 5 | Spanish | caja | box, case; bank; cash desk |
| 6 | Catalan | caixa | box; savings bank |
| 7 | Old Catalan | caixa | box |
| 8 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 9 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 10 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Finnish menestys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | menestys | success |
| 2 | Finnish | menestyä | To succeed, be successful, meet with success; be... |
| 3 | Finnish | -stua | Forms translative verbs |
| 4 | Finnish | -staa | Forms captative verbs, i.e. verbs for hunting or... |
| 5 | Finnish | saalistaa | to prey, hunt |
| 6 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 7 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |