Where does “nuuska” come from?
nuuska (Finnish) comes from Swedish snus, from Swedish snustobak, from Swedish tobak, from Spanish tabaco, from Ottoman Turkish طباق, from Arabic طَبَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka- — to be warm, be hot.
nuuska (Finnish): snuff (tobacco), snus
Definitions
- snuff (tobacco), snus
Ancestry of “nuuska”, step by step
nuuska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish snus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | snus | a type of tobacco snuff consumed in the form of a... |
| 2 | Swedish | snustobak | — |
| 3 | Swedish | tobak | tobacco |
| 4 | Spanish | tabaco | tobacco |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | طباق | dish, plate, any vessel for holding food, especially a round and shallow one, with a knobbed cover |
| 6 | Arabic | طَبَق | plate |
| 7 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |
via Finnish nuuskia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nuuskia | to sniff |