Where does “nuuskarasia” come from?
nuuskarasia (Finnish) comes from Finnish rasia, from Polish -sia, from Polish -ś, from Proto-Slavic sь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
nuuskarasia (Finnish): snuffbox
Definitions
- snuffbox
Ancestry of “nuuskarasia”, step by step
nuuskarasia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rasia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rasia | box, case, container, casket |
| 2 | Polish | -sia | forms feminine diminutives, especially from clipped names |
| 3 | Polish | -ś | Second-person singular verb suffix; Appended to... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sь | this |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śis | this here |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱís | this |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 |