Where does “rokassoma” come from?
rokassoma (Latvian) comes from Latvian rokas, from English Rock, from English rock and roll, from English and, from Middle English an, from Old English ond, from Old English and, from Proto-Germanic andi — on, onto.
rokassoma (Latvian): handbag, purse
Definitions
- handbag, purse
Ancestry of “rokassoma”, step by step
rokassoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian rokas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | rokas | genitive singular form of roka; nominative... |
| 2 | English | Rock | for someone living near a rock or an oak (atter + oke) |
| 3 | English | rock and roll | A genre of popular music that evolved in the... |
| 4 | English | and | As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two... |
| 5 | Middle English | an | Alternative form of in; Alternative form of and;... |
| 6 | Old English | ond | and |
| 7 | Old English | and | and; even; also |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Latvian soma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | soma | bag, pack; pouch; genitive singular form of... |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | сума | — |
| 3 | Old High German | soum | weight, pack animal; hem, seam; burden |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saum | stitch, seam, hem, edge; a load, burden;... |
| 5 | Late Latin | sauma | packsaddle; burden saddle, burden |
| 6 | Latin | sagma | saddle |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σάγμα | A covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σάττω | to stuff quite full, cram, pack; to press close,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |