Where does “Puola” come from?

Puola (Finnish) comes from Swedish spole, from Old Norse spóla, from Proto-Germanic spōlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

Puola (Finnish): bobbin small spool

Definitions

  1. bobbin small spool

Ancestry of “Puola”, step by step

Puola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish spole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspolea coil, a reel; an inductor
2Old Norsespóla—
3Proto-Germanicspōlǭspool; reel
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

via Proto-Finnic poola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpoolacowberry, lingonberry
2Proto-Uralicpolaberry

Words derived from “Puola”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spōlǭ →Every word from Old Norse spóla →