Where does “pässyttää” come from?
pässyttää (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian pässi-pässi, from Finnish pässi, from Swedish pass, from German Paß, from French passeport, from French port, from French porter, from English porter — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
pässyttää (Ingrian): to call sheep to come closer
Definitions
- to call sheep to come closer
Ancestry of “pässyttää”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | pässi-pässi | Used as a call for sheep to come closer |
| 2 | Finnish | pässi | A ram; A stubborn person |
| 3 | Swedish | pass | passport; place which you pass or is passing;... |
| 4 | German | Paß | pass, mountain pass |
| 5 | French | passeport | passport |
| 6 | French | port | port, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge |
| 7 | French | porter | to carry; to support, to bear; to wear |
| 8 | English | porter | A person who carries luggage and related objects;... |
| 9 | Middle English | porter | gatekeeper, doorkeeper |
| 10 | Old French | portour | carrier; bearer |
| 11 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 12 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 13 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 14 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |