Where does “vodkaturisti” come from?
vodkaturisti (Finnish) comes from Finnish turisti, from English tourist, from English tour, from Old French tour, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
vodkaturisti (Finnish): someone going abroad to get cheap alcohol
Definitions
- someone going abroad to get cheap alcohol
Ancestry of “vodkaturisti”, step by step
vodkaturisti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish turisti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | turisti | tourist |
| 2 | English | tourist | Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for... |
| 3 | English | tour | A journey through a particular building, estate,... |
| 4 | Old French | tour | tower |
| 5 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 6 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 7 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via Finnish vodka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vodka | vodka |
| 2 | Russian | во́дка | vodka |
| 3 | Russian | вода́ | water |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | вода | water |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | vodà | water |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wandō | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |