Where does “pöytäastia” come from?
pöytäastia (Finnish) comes from Finnish pöytä, from Latin mēnsa, from Latin mēnsus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
pöytäastia (Finnish): table dish, dining dish; (piece of) tableware
Definitions
- table dish, dining dish; (piece of) tableware
Ancestry of “pöytäastia”, step by step
pöytäastia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pöytä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pöytä | table |
| 2 | Latin | mēnsa | a table |
| 3 | Latin | mēnsus | having measured, estimated |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Finnish astia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | astia | container, vessel, receptacle; dish; bin |