Where does “tuusa” come from?

tuusa (Finnish) comes from Swedish tusan, from Swedish tusen, from Old Swedish þusand, from Old Norse þúsund, from Proto-Germanic þūsundī, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tuusa (Finnish): Used in genitive as fortifier, especially in the expressions

Definitions

  1. Used in genitive as fortifier, especially in the expressions

Ancestry of “tuusa”, step by step

tuusa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tusan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtusandamn, damnit, hell
2Swedishtusenthousand
3Old Swedishþusandthousand
4Old Norseþúsund—
5Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Middle Low German dose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandose—
2Latindosisdose
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 “tuusa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūsundī →