Where does “opastaa” come from?
opastaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish opas, from Finnish äs, from German ās, from French as, from Italian asso, from German ass, from English ace, from English asexual — up, out.
opastaa (Finnish): to guide, help; to mentor; to lead
Definitions
- to guide, help; to mentor; to lead
Ancestry of “opastaa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | opas | guide; guide book, guide |
| 2 | Finnish | äs | ess; argh |
| 3 | German | ās | — |
| 4 | French | as | ace; as; second-person singular present... |
| 5 | Italian | asso | ace; A piece or side having a single dot |
| 6 | German | ass | Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling... |
| 7 | English | ace | A single point or spot on a playing card or die;... |
| 8 | English | asexual | Nonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity;... |
| 9 | English | ā- | — |
| 10 | Middle English | a- | up, out, away; of; on, in |
| 11 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 12 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
Words derived from “opastaa”