Where does “vesilasillinen” come from?
vesilasillinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vesilasi, from Finnish lasi, from Swedish glas, from Old Swedish glas, from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas, from Proto-West Germanic glas, from Proto-Germanic glasą — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
vesilasillinen (Finnish): a glass of water
Definitions
- a glass of water
Ancestry of “vesilasillinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vesilasi | glass of water; sodium silicate, water glass;... |
| 2 | Finnish | lasi | glass; bells; ice |
| 3 | Swedish | glas | glass |
| 4 | Old Swedish | glas | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | glas | glass |
| 6 | Old Saxon | glas | glass |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | glas | glass |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | glasą | glass |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |