Where does “toosa” come from?

toosa (Finnish) comes from Swedish dosa, from Late Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις, from Ancient Greek δίδωμι, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

toosa (Finnish): A small box or container made of metal, plastic...

Definitions

  1. A small box or container made of metal, plastic...

Ancestry of “toosa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdosabox
2Late Latindosisdose
3Ancient Greekδόσιςgiving, a gift; license, permission; portion
4Ancient GreekδίδωμιI give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “toosa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃tiEvery word from Ancient Greek δίδωμι