Where does “sulttaanirusina” come from?
sulttaanirusina (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.
sulttaanirusina (Finnish): A sultana
Ancestry of “sulttaanirusina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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- |
| 10 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 11 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 12 | Latin | dūcō | — |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |