Where does “nuuskakuoppa” come from?
nuuskakuoppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuuska, from Swedish snus, from Swedish snustobak, from Swedish tobak, from Spanish tabaco, from Ottoman Turkish طباق, from Arabic طَبَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k' — to be warm, be hot.
nuuskakuoppa (Finnish): anatomical snuffbox
Definitions
- anatomical snuffbox
Ancestry of “nuuskakuoppa”, step by step
nuuskakuoppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nuuska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nuuska | snuff (tobacco), snus |
| 2 | Swedish | snus | a type of tobacco snuff consumed in the form of a... |
| 3 | Swedish | snustobak | — |
| 4 | Swedish | tobak | tobacco |
| 5 | Spanish | tabaco | tobacco |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | طباق | dish, plate, any vessel for holding food, especially a round and shallow one, with a knobbed cover |
| 7 | Arabic | طَبَق | plate |
| 8 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |