Where does “fläppitaulu” come from?
fläppitaulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish taulu, from Swedish tavla, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.
fläppitaulu (Finnish): flip chart, flipchart
Ancestry of “fläppitaulu”, step by step
fläppitaulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taulu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taulu | painting; picture, print etc., especially a... |
| 2 | Swedish | tavla | a painting; piece of painted canvas; a picture... |
| 3 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |
via Finnish fläppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | fläppi | A large sheet of thick paper used in flip chart |
| 2 | English | flap | Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or... |
| 3 | Middle English | flap | — |