Where does “rusinapitko” come from?
rusinapitko (Finnish) comes from Finnish rusina, from Swedish russin, from Dutch Rus, from Dutch rechercheur, from Dutch recherche, from French recherché, from French rechercher, from Old French recerchier — to pull, to draw; to lead.
rusinapitko (Finnish): a plait of pulla with raisins
Definitions
- a plait of pulla with raisins
Ancestry of “rusinapitko”, step by step
rusinapitko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rusina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rusina | raisin; old woman |
| 2 | Swedish | russin | a raisin |
| 3 | Dutch | Rus | Russian; detective |
| 4 | Dutch | rechercheur | police detective, police investigator |
| 5 | Dutch | recherche | criminal-investigation unit or department of a... |
| 6 | French | recherché | past participle of rechercher; sought-after |
| 7 | French | rechercher | to search for, to look for; to search again, to... |
| 8 | Old French | recerchier | to search; to look for |
| 9 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 10 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 11 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 12 | Latin | dūcō | to lead, guide, conduct, lead away |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via Finnish pitko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pitko | An elongated loaf of pulla, often baked in the form of a plait |
| 2 | Finnish | pitkä | long; tall; Short for pitkä kiekko |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pitkä | long; tall |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 5 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 7 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |