Where does “erkkeri-ikkuna” come from?
erkkeri-ikkuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish erkkeri, from German Erker, from Middle High German erkēr, from Old French archiere, from Latin arcuārius, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom — to sit.
erkkeri-ikkuna (Finnish): bay window
Definitions
- bay window
Ancestry of “erkkeri-ikkuna”, step by step
erkkeri-ikkuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish erkkeri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | erkkeri | bay; bay window |
| 2 | German | Erker | oriel; bay |
| 3 | Middle High German | erkēr | — |
| 4 | Old French | archiere | — |
| 5 | Latin | arcuārius | bow |
| 6 | Latin | arcus | arc, arch; bow; rainbow |
| 7 | Latin | solium | seat, chair; throne, chair of state, official... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sodyom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |