Where does “buulaaki” come from?

buulaaki (Finnish) comes from Swedish bolag, from Old Norse búlag, from Old Norse bú, from Proto-Germanic būą — building, dwelling.

buulaaki (Finnish): company, firm

Definitions

  1. company, firm

Ancestry of “buulaaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbolaga company, corporation; a betting syndicate
2Old Norsebúlagjoint housekeeping
3Old Norsebúdwelling, household, farm, estate, housekeeping,...
4Proto-Germanicbūąbuilding, dwelling
Every word from Proto-Germanic būą →Every word from Old Norse bú →Every word from Old Norse búlag →
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