Where does “nisä” come from?
nisä (Finnish) comes from Portuguese Nisa, from French nice, from Old French nice, from Latin nescius, from Latin nesciō, from Latin sciō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
nisä (Finnish): mamma; breast of a woman; teat, nipple
Definitions
- mamma; breast of a woman; teat, nipple
Ancestry of “nisä”, step by step
nisä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese Nisa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Nisa | — |
| 2 | French | nice | candid, naive |
| 3 | Old French | nice | simple, foolish |
| 4 | Latin | nescius | unaware, ignorant; not knowing how, unable |
| 5 | Latin | nesciō | to not know, to be ignorant, to not understand |
| 6 | Latin | sciō | to be able to, to know, understand, to have practical knowledge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |