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Where does “mustasukkaisesti” come from?

mustasukkaisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish mustasukkainen, from Swedish svartsjuka, from Swedish svart, from Old Swedish svarter, from Old Norse svartr, from Proto-Germanic swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European swordo- — dirty, dark, black.

mustasukkaisesti (Finnish): jealously

Definitions

  1. jealously

Ancestry of “mustasukkaisesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustasukkainenjealous
2Swedishsvartsjukajealousness, jealousy
3Swedishsvartblack; illegal; in avoidance of taxes
4Old Swedishsvarterblack
5Old Norsesvartrblack
6Proto-Germanicswartazblack
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →