Where does “tusinatavara” come from?

tusinatavara (Finnish) comes from Finnish tavara, from Hungarian -á, from Proto-Uralic -i.

tusinatavara (Finnish): unremarkable stuff, stuff that is a dime a dozen

Definitions

  1. unremarkable stuff, stuff that is a dime a dozen

Ancestry of “tusinatavara”, step by step

tusinatavara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tavara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtavaragood, goods, ware, article; belongings, stuff;...
2Hungarian-áUsed to form the third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Uralic-i—

via Finnish tusina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtusinadozen
2SwedishdussinA dozen
Every word from Proto-Uralic -i →Every word from Hungarian -á →Every word from Finnish tavara →