Where does “vasta” come from?

vasta (Finnish) comes from Swedish kvast, from Old Swedish quaster, from Old Norse kvǫstr, from Proto-Germanic kwastuz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- — twig; leafwork.

vasta (Finnish): Expressing delay or that something takes place...

Definitions

  1. Expressing delay or that something takes place...

Ancestry of “vasta”, step by step

vasta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kvast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkvastbroom; tassel; cyme
2Old Swedishquaster—
3Old Norsekvǫstr—
4Proto-Germanickwastuztuft; tassel
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷes-twig; leafwork

via Old East Slavic хвостъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicхвостъ—
2Proto-Slavicxvȍstъbundle, sheaf

Words derived from “vasta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- →