Where does “tussari” come from?
tussari (Finnish) comes from Swedish studsare, from German Stutzer, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
tussari (Finnish): A type of large-calibre short-barreled military rifle
Definitions
- A type of large-calibre short-barreled military rifle
Ancestry of “tussari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | studsare | short-barreled hunting rifle |
| 2 | German | Stutzer | dandy, coxcomb |
| 3 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 4 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |