Where does “kruusaus” come from?
kruusaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kruusata, from Latvian krusa, from Old Tupi -a, from Old Tupi pó, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *po, from Proto-Tupian *po — hand.
kruusaus (Finnish): embellishment, gilding of the lily; ceremony
Definitions
- embellishment, gilding of the lily; ceremony
Ancestry of “kruusaus”, step by step
kruusaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kruusata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kruusata | to gild the lily, overdo; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Latvian | krusa | hail |
| 3 | Old Tupi | -a | forms nouns from a word's stem |
| 4 | Old Tupi | pó | hand |
| 5 | Proto-Tupi-Guarani | *po | hand |
| 6 | Proto-Tupian | *po | hand |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |