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Where does “opastusmerkki” come from?

opastusmerkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish opastus, from Finnish opastaa, from Finnish opas, from Finnish äs, from German ās, from French as, from Italian asso, from German ass.

opastusmerkki (Finnish): guide sign

Definitions

  1. guide sign

Ancestry of “opastusmerkki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishopastusguiding, instruction
2Finnishopastaato guide, help; to mentor; to lead
3Finnishopasguide; guide book, guide
4Finnishäsess; argh
5Germanās—
6Frenchasace; as; second-person singular present...
7Italianassoace; A piece or side having a single dot
8GermanassSwitzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling...
9EnglishaceA single point or spot on a playing card or die;...
10EnglishasexualNonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity;...
11Englishā-—
12Middle Englisha-up, out, away; of; on, in
13Middle Frencha-—
14LatinAd—
15Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
16Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
17LatinolleArchaic form of ille
18Proto-Italic*olnos—
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