Where does “rassu” come from?

rassu (Sicilian) comes from Latin crassus, from Old Latin cartsus, from Proto-Italic kartsus, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t-sú-s, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

rassu (Sicilian): fat, grease; fatty, greasy

Definitions

  1. fat, grease; fatty, greasy

Ancestry of “rassu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrassusdense, thick, solid; fat, gross, plump;...
2Old Latincartsus—
3Proto-Italickartsus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥t-sú-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
6Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t-sú-s →