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Where does “neste” come from?

neste (Finnish) comes from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

neste (Finnish): liquid; fluid, in certain technical terms

Definitions

  1. liquid; fluid, in certain technical terms

Ancestry of “neste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-eUsed for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives
2Finnishhartiashoulder
3Serbo-Croatianhartijapaper
4Greekχαρτίpaper
5Koine Greekχαρτίονpaper, papyrus
6Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
7Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “neste”

  • nestehukka
  • nesteytetty maakaasu
  • haimaneste
  • nestemäisyys
  • nesteetön
  • nesteytetty
  • ruoansulatusneste
  • selkäydinneste
  • siemennesteinen
  • nestemäinen
  • nestejännitys
  • nesteyttää
  • siemenneste
  • nesteytys
  • kyynelneste
  • aivoselkäydinneste
  • nesteytyä
  • kudosneste
  • korjausneste
  • imuneste
  • nestesäiliö
  • ruumiinneste
  • pesuneste
  • nestehappi
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