Where does “korurasia” come from?
korurasia (Finnish) comes from Finnish rasia, from Polish -sia, from Polish -ś, from Proto-Slavic sь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
korurasia (Finnish): A jewel case
Definitions
- A jewel case
Ancestry of “korurasia”, step by step
korurasia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rasia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rasia | box, case, container, casket |
| 2 | Polish | -sia | forms feminine diminutives, especially from clipped names |
| 3 | Polish | -ś | Second-person singular verb suffix; Appended to... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sь | this |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śis | this here |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱís | this |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Finnish koru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koru | A piece of jewellery; A jewel |
| 2 | Finnish | korea | beautiful, decorated; Korean; chorea |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χορεία | dance, especially choral dance with music; any... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |