Where does “tussaus” come from?

tussaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tussata, from Finnish tussi, from Swedish tusch, from German tusche, from German tuschen, from French toucher, from German -ieren, from French -er — he, she.

tussaus (Finnish): writing or drawing with a marker

Definitions

  1. writing or drawing with a marker

Ancestry of “tussaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtussatato write or draw with a marker
2Finnishtussimarker pen, marker
3SwedishtuschIndia ink, tusche (or other heavily tinted (not necessarily black) fluid used in felt-tip pens or as mascara)
4Germantuscheinflection of tuschen: ## first-person singular...
5Germantuschento paint with watercolors; to use mascara
6FrenchtoucherThe act of touching; A way of touching; The sense...
7German-ierenVerb suffix: it and its inflected forms are found...
8French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
9English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
10Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
11Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
12Latin-ārefirst conjugation
13Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
14Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
15Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
16Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
17Chichewaiyehe, she
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