Where does “kinuskikastike” come from?
kinuskikastike (Finnish) comes from Finnish kinuski, from Russian тянучка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.
kinuskikastike (Finnish): Russian candy sauce, caramel sauce
Definitions
- Russian candy sauce, caramel sauce
Ancestry of “kinuskikastike”, step by step
kinuskikastike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kinuski
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kinuski | Russian candy, Russian chocolate; a kind of fudge... |
| 2 | Russian | тянучка | sticky soft candy/sweet (originally made from milk and sugar) |
| 3 | Russian | -ка | now, just |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьka | — |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ikaʔ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ikeh₂ | — |
via Finnish kastike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kastike | sauce; gravy; dressing |
| 2 | Finnish | kastaa | to dip, sop; to baptize/baptise |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kastadak | to wet, to soak; to dip, to immerse |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -tadak | Forms verbs from both nominal and verbal stems |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |