Where does “vaskaus” come from?
vaskaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaskata, from Swedish väska, from Swedish -a, from Old Swedish -a, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
vaskaus (Finnish): panning act of one who pans, as for gold
Definitions
- panning act of one who pans, as for gold
Ancestry of “vaskaus”, step by step
vaskaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vaskata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaskata | to pan to wash earth in a pan in search for gold or sometimes other precious metals |
| 2 | Swedish | väska | bag |
| 3 | Swedish | -a | Suffix to mark that the corresponding noun is... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | -a | Creates denominative verbs from nouns |
| 5 | Old Norse | -a | indicates negation; does not; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |