Where does “khakiasu” come from?
khakiasu (Finnish) comes from Finnish khaki, from English khaki, from Hindi ख़ाकी, from Urdu خاکی, from Persian خاکی — khaki; earthy; soily.
khakiasu (Finnish): khaki clothing or uniform
Definitions
- khaki clothing or uniform
Ancestry of “khakiasu”, step by step
khakiasu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish khaki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | khaki | khaki cloth |
| 2 | English | khaki | A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of... |
| 3 | Hindi | ख़ाकी | earthy; khaki |
| 4 | Urdu | خاکی | khaki; earthy |
| 5 | Persian | خاکی | khaki; earthy; soily |
via Finnish asu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | asu | attire, dress, suit, raiment; form, figure,... |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |