Where does “tiskijukka” come from?
tiskijukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiski, from Swedish disk, from Old Norse diskr, from Old English disċ, from Proto-West Germanic disk, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō — take; perceive.
tiskijukka (Finnish): disk jockey
Definitions
- disk jockey
Ancestry of “tiskijukka”, step by step
tiskijukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tiski
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tiski | desk; counter; dishes |
| 2 | Swedish | disk | counter; table on which business is transacted;... |
| 3 | Old Norse | diskr | plate |
| 4 | Old English | disċ | plate; bowl; dish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | disk | dish |
| 6 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
via Finnish Jukka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Jukka | yucca any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca |
| 2 | Finnish | Johannes | John |
| 3 | Latin | Iōhannēs | — |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |