Where does “karassibocka” come from?
karassibocka (Ingrian) comes from Swedish bocka, from Irish púca, from English Puck, from English Pike, from French piqué, from French piquer, from Middle French picquer, from Old French piquer — "low-pitch humming noise".
karassibocka (Ingrian): kerosene barrel
Definitions
- kerosene barrel
Ancestry of “karassibocka”, step by step
karassibocka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bocka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bocka | to bend; to bow |
| 2 | Irish | púca | hobgoblin, pooka, puck; surly, uncommunicative... |
| 3 | English | Puck | A mischievous sprite in Celtic mythology and English folklore |
| 4 | English | Pike | A member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity |
| 5 | French | piqué | past participle of piquer; dive; two fabrics... |
| 6 | French | piquer | to prick; to sting; to nick, pinch, steal |
| 7 | Middle French | picquer | to sting |
| 8 | Old French | piquer | to pierce with the tip of a sword |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | piccare | to puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce |
| 10 | Frankish | pikkōn | to peck, strike |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | pikōną | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |
via Ingrian karassi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | karassi | crucian |
| 2 | Russian | кероси́н | kerosene |
| 3 | English | kerosene | A petroleum-based thin and colorless fuel |
| 4 | English | -ene | An unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one... |
| 5 | French | -ène | -ene |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ηνός | -ian, -ese |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -νός | Alternative form of -νος |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |