Where does “barokkipoikkihuilu” come from?
barokkipoikkihuilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish barokki, from French baroque, from Middle French baroque, from Italian barocco, from Latin verrūca, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
barokkipoikkihuilu (Finnish): baroque flute, traverso
Definitions
- baroque flute, traverso
Ancestry of “barokkipoikkihuilu”, step by step
barokkipoikkihuilu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish barokki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | barokki | baroque |
| 2 | French | baroque | baroque (all senses) |
| 3 | Middle French | baroque | — |
| 4 | Italian | barocco | baroque; baroque or Baroque |
| 5 | Latin | verrūca | a steep place, height |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Finnish poikkihuilu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poikkihuilu | Western concert flute, transverse flute |
| 2 | Finnish | poikki | broken into two or more pieces; off; exhausted,... |
| 3 | Finnish | poikitse | (Scattered/strewn) here and there, all over (the place), (all) spread out |
| 4 | Finnish | itse | oneself; used to emphasize the person of the head... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | icek | self |
| 6 | Hebrew | יצחק | to laugh |