Where does “musteastia” come from?

musteastia (Finnish) comes from Finnish muste, from Finnish musta, from Finnish -ntää — Front vowel variant of -ntaa.

musteastia (Finnish): inkwell

Definitions

  1. inkwell

Ancestry of “musteastia”, step by step

musteastia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmusteink
2Finnishmustablack; black horse; Elative singular form of...
3Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa

via Finnish astia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishastiacontainer, vessel, receptacle; dish; bin
Every word from Finnish -ntää →Every word from Finnish musta →Every word from Finnish muste →