Where does “autotalli” come from?
autotalli (Finnish) comes from Finnish auto, from Finnish automobiili, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
autotalli (Finnish): garage
Definitions
- garage
Ancestry of “autotalli”, step by step
autotalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | auto | car, automobile |
| 2 | Finnish | automobiili | automobile, car |
| 3 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 4 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via Finnish talli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | talli | stable; garage; team |
| 2 | Finnish | tallata | to stomp, pad |
| 3 | Swedish | ställa | to set; to put something down in an upright... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | stælla | to place upright somewhere |
| 5 | Middle Low German | stellen | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | stellian | to place |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | stalljan | to put, to place |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |