Where does “pahvirasia” come from?
pahvirasia (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,...
pahvirasia (Finnish): cardboard carton
Definitions
- cardboard carton
Ancestry of “pahvirasia”, step by step
pahvirasia 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 pahvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pahvi | Relatively thick and stiff cardboard. According... |
| 2 | Swedish | paff | stunned, speechless |
| 3 | German | Pappe | paperboard, cardboard; a piece of paper laced... |
| 4 | Middle High German | pappe | pap, mash; pap, flour mash; porridge, mush |
| 5 | Latin | pappa | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 6 | Latin | pappo | I eat, eat pap |