Where does “bulkkitavara” come from?

bulkkitavara (Finnish) comes from Finnish bulkki, from English bulk, from Middle English bulk, from Old Norse búlki, from Proto-Germanic bulkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

bulkkitavara (Finnish): bulk

Definitions

  1. bulk

Ancestry of “bulkkitavara”, step by step

bulkkitavara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish bulkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbulkkibulk
2EnglishbulkSize, specifically, volume; Any huge body or...
3Middle Englishbulk—
4Old Norsebúlkithe freight or the cargo of a ship
5Proto-Germanicbulkôbeam, pile, heap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

via Finnish tavara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtavaragood, goods, ware, article; belongings, stuff;...
2Hungarian-áUsed to form the third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Uralic-i—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bulkô →Every word from Old Norse búlki →