Where does “sortuuki” come from?
sortuuki (Finnish) comes from Russian сёртук, from French surtout, from French sûr, from Middle French sur, from Old French seür, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri.
sortuuki (Finnish): surtout
Definitions
- surtout
Ancestry of “sortuuki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | сёртук | — |
| 2 | French | surtout | above all; especially; surtout |
| 3 | French | sûr | sure, certain; trustworthy; safe |
| 4 | Middle French | sur | — |
| 5 | Old French | seür | Alternative form of seur; sure |
| 6 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 7 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |