Where does “nisti” come from?
nisti (Finnish) comes from Finnish heroinisti, from Finnish heroiini, from German Heroin, from Latin hērōina, from Ancient Greek ἡρωΐνη, from Ancient Greek ἥρως, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
nisti (Finnish): junkie, drug addict; Third-person singular...
Definitions
- junkie, drug addict; Third-person singular...
Ancestry of “nisti”, step by step
nisti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish heroinisti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | heroinisti | heroin addict |
| 2 | Finnish | heroiini | heroin |
| 3 | German | Heroin | heroin |
| 4 | Latin | hērōina | heroine |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἡρωΐνη | Alternative spelling of ἡρωίνη |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἥρως | a hero of the Trojan War: any of the major... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | to flow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via Latin nesciō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | nesciō | to not know, to be ignorant, to not understand |
| 2 | Latin | sciō | to be able to, to know, understand, to have practical knowledge |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |