Where does “fin som snus” come from?
fin som snus (Swedish) comes from Swedish snus, from Swedish snustobak, from Swedish tobak, from Spanish tabaco, from Ottoman Turkish طباق, from Arabic طَبَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka- — to be warm, be hot.
fin som snus (Swedish): excellent; very nice or fine or fancy or the like
Definitions
- excellent; very nice or fine or fancy or the like
Ancestry of “fin som snus”, step by step
fin som snus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish snus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | snus | a type of tobacco snuff consumed in the form of a... |
| 2 | Swedish | snustobak | — |
| 3 | Swedish | tobak | tobacco |
| 4 | Spanish | tabaco | tobacco |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | طباق | dish, plate, any vessel for holding food, especially a round and shallow one, with a knobbed cover |
| 6 | Arabic | طَبَق | plate |
| 7 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |
via Swedish söm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | söm | seam |
| 2 | Swedish | -nad | suffix used to create nouns, particularly from... |
| 3 | Old Norse | -naðr | suffix used to create nouns, particularly from... |
| 4 | Old Norse | -aðr | suffix used to create adjectives meaning “having,... |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | -ᛟᚦᚢᛉ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōdaz | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |