Where does “nugaajäätelö” come from?
nugaajäätelö (Finnish) comes from Finnish nugaa, from French nougat, from Occitan nougat, from Old Occitan nogat, from Old Occitan noga, from Vulgar Latin nuca, from Latin nux, from Proto-Italic knuks — to arise, begin.
nugaajäätelö (Finnish): nougat ice cream
Definitions
- nougat ice cream
Ancestry of “nugaajäätelö”, step by step
nugaajäätelö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nugaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nugaa | nougat |
| 2 | French | nougat | nougat |
| 3 | Occitan | nougat | — |
| 4 | Old Occitan | nogat | — |
| 5 | Old Occitan | noga | nut |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | nuca | — |
| 7 | Latin | nux | A nut; A nut-tree; A fruit with a hard shell or... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | knuks | nut |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |
via Finnish jäätelö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jäätelö | ice cream |
| 2 | English | ice cream | A dessert made from frozen sweetened cream or a... |
| 3 | English | iced cream | Dated form of ice cream |