Where does “lasi” come from?
lasi (Finnish) comes from Swedish glas, from Old Swedish glas, from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas, from Proto-West Germanic glas, from Proto-Germanic glasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
lasi (Finnish): glass; bells; ice
Definitions
- glass; bells; ice
Ancestry of “lasi”, step by step
lasi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish glas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | glas | glass |
| 2 | Old Swedish | glas | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | glas | glass |
| 4 | Old Saxon | glas | glass |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | glas | glass |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | glasą | glass |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |
via Swedish bläs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bläs | a blaze, especially on a horse |
| 2 | Old Norse | blesi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *blasį̄ | blaze, white marking on the forehead (of animals, esp. horses) |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blasaz | white, pale |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |