Where does “liivintasku” come from?
liivintasku (Finnish) comes from Finnish tasku, from Old Swedish taska, from Proto-Germanic taskǭ, from Proto-Indo-European das-, from Translingual da, from English deca-, from French déca-, from Latin decās — front.
liivintasku (Finnish): vest pocket
Definitions
- vest pocket
Ancestry of “liivintasku”, step by step
liivintasku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tasku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tasku | |
| 2 | Old Swedish | taska | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | taskǭ | bag, purse; pouch, pocket |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | das- | — |
| 5 | Translingual | da | — |
| 6 | English | deca- | Greek number... |
| 7 | French | déca- | deca- |
| 8 | Latin | decās | a decade (period of ten years) |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δεκάς | the number ten; a group of ten, decade |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 12 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 13 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 14 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 15 | Turkish | ön | front |
via Finnish liivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liivi | vest, waistcoat sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit |
| 2 | Swedish | liv | life, lifetime, existence; living being,... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | līf | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | líf | life |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |