Where does “suklaarusina” come from?
suklaarusina (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.
suklaarusina (Finnish): chocolate covered raisin
Definitions
- chocolate covered raisin
Ancestry of “suklaarusina”, step by step
suklaarusina 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 suklaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suklaa | chocolate |
| 2 | Swedish | choklad | chocolate |
| 3 | French | chocolat | chocolate; chocolate-coloured; deceived; tricked;... |
| 4 | Spanish | chocolate | chocolate; hot chocolate; hashish |
| 5 | Classical Nahuatl | chocolātl | A drink with pulverized toasted cacao beans and water, described as cold and foamy. Sometimes fermented and sometimes as a thick drink. It can include a variety of additional ingredients (chili, bee honey, pochotl seeds, pulverized maize corn, vanilla seeds, and many others) |
| 6 | Nahuatl | chicolātl | — |