Where does “tupakanvastustus” come from?
tupakanvastustus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vastustus, from Finnish vastustaa, from Finnish vastus, from Finnish vasta-, from Finnish vasta, from Swedish kvast, from Old Swedish quaster, from Old Norse kvǫstr — twig; leafwork.
tupakanvastustus (Finnish): opposition to tobacco
Definitions
- opposition to tobacco
Ancestry of “tupakanvastustus”, step by step
tupakanvastustus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vastustus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vastustus | resistance, opposition |
| 2 | Finnish | vastustaa | to object, to oppose, to contest; to protest; to... |
| 3 | Finnish | vastus | resistor; resistance; drag |
| 4 | Finnish | vasta- | Expressing opposition or contrast: counter-,... |
| 5 | Finnish | vasta | Expressing delay or that something takes place... |
| 6 | Swedish | kvast | broom; tassel; cyme |
| 7 | Old Swedish | quaster | — |
| 8 | Old Norse | kvǫstr | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kwastuz | tuft; tassel |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷes- | twig; leafwork |
via Finnish tupakka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tupakka | tobacco; A cigarette |
| 2 | Swedish | tobak | tobacco |
| 3 | Spanish | tabaco | tobacco |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | طباق | dish, plate, any vessel for holding food, especially a round and shallow one, with a knobbed cover |
| 5 | Arabic | طَبَق | plate |
| 6 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |