Where does “koillispasaati” come from?
koillispasaati (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.
koillispasaati (Finnish): northeast trade wind
Definitions
- northeast trade wind
Ancestry of “koillispasaati”, step by step
koillispasaati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pasaati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pasaati | A trade wind |
| 2 | Dutch | passaat | A trade wind in the Atlantic; usually an easterly... |
| 3 | Spanish | pasada | feminine singular of pasado; transit, crossing;... |
| 4 | Pali | a- | no; not; non; etc; not; lacking; without; etc |
| 5 | Sanskrit | अ- | un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | a- | un-, a- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |