Where does “ässä” come from?

ässä (Ingrian) comes from Swedish ass, from Middle Low German es, from Old French as, from Vulgar Latin *as, from Latin habes, from Arabic حَبَش — Abyssinian; Abysinnian.

ässä (Ingrian): ace

Definitions

  1. ace

Ancestry of “ässä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishassA-flat; an insured letter; Abbreviation of...
2Middle Low Germanes
3Old Frenchasa score of one on a die; second-person singular...
4Vulgar Latin*as
5Latinhabessecond-person singular present active indicative...
6ArabicحَبَشAbyssinian; Abysinnian
Every word from Arabic حَبَشEvery word from Latin habesEvery word from Vulgar Latin *as