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

Definitions

  1. ace of diamonds

Ancestry of “ruutuässä”, step by step

ruutuässä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ässä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishässäess; ace
2SwedishassA-flat; an insured letter; Abbreviation of...
3Middle Low Germanes
4Old Frenchasa score of one on a die; second-person singular...
5Vulgar Latin*as
6Latinhabessecond-person singular present active indicative...
7ArabicحَبَشAbyssinian; Abysinnian

via Finnish ruutu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruutusquare; rectangle; box
2Swedishrutasquare, tile; windowpane; panel
3Middle Low Germanrūte
4Old High Germanrūta
5Latinrūtarue bitter herb
6Ancient Greekῥυτήrue
Every word from Arabic حَبَشEvery word from Latin habesEvery word from Vulgar Latin *as