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Where does “paiste” come from?

paiste (Finnish) comes from Irish páitse, from Old French page, from Late Latin pagius, from Ancient Greek παιδίον, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

paiste (Finnish): the light and often the heat from some source,...

Definitions

  1. the light and often the heat from some source,...

Ancestry of “paiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishpáitse—
2Old Frenchpagepage
3Late Latinpagiusservant; Servant
4Ancient Greekπαιδίονlittle child, young child
5Ancient Greekπαῖςchild, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,...
6Proto-Hellenicpā́witschild
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wids—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “paiste”

  • auringonpaiste
  • auringonpaisteinen
  • päivänpaiste
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