Where does “tiskaus” come from?
tiskaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiskata, from Swedish diska, from Swedish disk, from Old Norse diskr, from Old English disċ, from Proto-West Germanic disk, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō — take; perceive.
tiskaus (Finnish): washing the dishes
Definitions
- washing the dishes
Ancestry of “tiskaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tiskata | To wash |
| 2 | Swedish | diska | to wash; to do the dishes; to disqualify |
| 3 | Swedish | disk | counter; table on which business is transacted;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | diskr | plate |
| 5 | Old English | disċ | plate; bowl; dish |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | disk | dish |
| 7 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |