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Where does “päihde” come from?

päihde (Finnish) comes from Finnish päihtyä, from Finnish -htua, from Finnish -tua, from Ido tu, from Spanish tú, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz.

päihde (Finnish): intoxicant, psychoactive drug

Definitions

  1. intoxicant, psychoactive drug

Ancestry of “päihde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpäihtyäTo get drunk, to become intoxicated
2Finnish-htuaForms translative verbs, often emphasizing the...
3Finnish-tuaForms inchoative or passive intransitive verbs...
4Idotuyou , thou
5Spanishtúyou; thou
6Latintuusyour
7Russianтузace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy
8Polishtuzace; luminary, person of importance in their...
9Polishtuhere
10Polishbyćto be
11Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
12Old Polishmóc—
13Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
14Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
15Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—

Words derived from “päihde”

  • design-päihde
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