Where does “nussutöö” come from?

nussutöö (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian töö, from Ingrian väki, from Icelandic vaki, from Arabic وَاقِع, from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع — falling eagle.

nussutöö (Ingrian): prostitution

Definitions

  1. prostitution

Ancestry of “nussutöö”, step by step

nussutöö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian töö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriantööye, you; work
2Ingrianväkipeople
3Icelandicvakihormone
4Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
5Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle

via Ingrian nussu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriannussusex
2Finnishnussiato fuck, to screw, to have sexual intercourse...
3Proto-Finnicnussidakto fuck, to have sex with
Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِعEvery word from Arabic وَاقِعEvery word from Icelandic vaki
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