Where does “ruutuässä” come from?
ruutuässä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ässä, from Swedish ass, from Middle Low German es, from Old French as, from Vulgar Latin *as, from Latin habes, from Arabic حَبَش — Abyssinian; Abysinnian.
ruutuässä (Finnish): ace of diamonds
Ancestry of “ruutuässä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | ässä | ess; ace |
| 2 | Swedish | ass | A-flat; an insured letter; Abbreviation of... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | es | — |
| 4 | Old French | as | a score of one on a die; second-person singular... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *as | — |
| 6 | Latin | habes | second-person singular present active indicative... |
| 7 | Arabic | حَبَش | Abyssinian; Abysinnian |