Where does “povitasku” come from?

povitasku (Finnish) comes from Finnish tasku, from Old Swedish taska, from Proto-Germanic taskǭ, from Proto-Indo-European das-, from Translingual da, from English deca-, from French déca-, from Latin decās — front.

povitasku (Finnish): inside pocket, inside jacket pocket

Definitions

  1. inside pocket, inside jacket pocket

Ancestry of “povitasku”, step by step

povitasku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tasku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaskupocket
2Old Swedishtaska
3Proto-Germanictaskǭbag, purse; pouch, pocket
4Proto-Indo-Europeandas-
5Translingualda
6Englishdeca-Greek number...
7Frenchdéca-deca-
8Latindecāsa decade (period of ten years)
9Ancient Greekδεκάςthe number ten; a group of ten, decade
10Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
11Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
12Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
13Hungarianönyou
14Hungarianön-self-
15Turkishönfront

via Finnish povi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpovibosom, breast; bosom of a seine
2Proto-Finnic*pouvibosom, breast
Every word from Turkish önEvery word from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ςEvery word from English deca-
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