Where does “eristysselli” come from?
eristysselli (Finnish) comes from Finnish eristys, from Finnish eristää, from Finnish eri, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *erei, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
eristysselli (Finnish): solitary confinement cell, isolation cell
Definitions
- solitary confinement cell, isolation cell
Ancestry of “eristysselli”, step by step
eristysselli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish eristys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eristys | isolation; insulation, insulator |
| 2 | Finnish | eristää | to isolate, seclude, sequester; to quarantine; to... |
| 3 | Finnish | eri | different, other, another; different, separate;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *erei | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | er- | eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,... |