Where does “edistymispalkki” come from?

edistymispalkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish pälkki, from Swedish balk, from English balker, from English balk, from Middle English balke, from Old English balca, from Old Norse balkr, from Proto-Germanic balkô — to balk, beam.

edistymispalkki (Finnish): progress bar

Definitions

  1. progress bar

Ancestry of “edistymispalkki”, step by step

edistymispalkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pälkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpälkkibeam, balk, girder long piece of timber, metal or concrete used in construction as horizontal support
2Swedishbalka wooden or metal beam; a bend
3EnglishbalkerOne who, or that which balks; A person who stands...
4EnglishbalkAn uncultivated ridge formed in the open field...
5Middle Englishbalkebalk, ridge, beam; Alternative form of bakke
6Old Englishbalcabalk, beam; bank, ridge; a covering
7Old Norsebalkr
8Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

via Finnish edistyminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishedistyminen
2Finnishedistyäto advance, proceed, make headway/strides,...
3Finnishedistääto advance, further, forward, help/urge forward,...
4Finnishesi-pre-, fore-
5Proto-Finnicecibefore; in front
6Albanian*etës
7Proto-Albanian*aitatja
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic balkôEvery word from Old Norse balkr