Where does “valssaus” come from?
valssaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish valssata, from Finnish valssi, from Russian вальс, from French valse, from German Walzer, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
valssaus (Finnish): rolling metal pressing
Definitions
- rolling metal pressing
Ancestry of “valssaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valssata | to roll; to waltz |
| 2 | Finnish | valssi | waltz; roll |
| 3 | Russian | вальс | waltz |
| 4 | French | valse | waltz; inflection of valser: ##... |
| 5 | German | Walzer | waltz |
| 6 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 7 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 10 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |