Where does “haavalaastari” come from?
haavalaastari (Finnish) comes from Finnish laastari, from Old Swedish plaster, from Latin emplastrum, from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστρον, from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστος, from Ancient Greek ἐμπλάσσω, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
haavalaastari (Finnish): adhesive bandage, band-aid US; sticking plaster, plaster UK
Definitions
- adhesive bandage, band-aid US; sticking plaster, plaster UK
Ancestry of “haavalaastari”, step by step
haavalaastari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laastari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laastari | adhesive bandage, band-aid US; sticking plaster, plaster UK |
| 2 | Old Swedish | plaster | — |
| 3 | Latin | emplastrum | plaster, bandage; piece of bark used in budding,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔμπλαστρον | salve, plaster; a plaster; daub; salve |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔμπλαστος | daubed, plastered; daubed on |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐμπλάσσω | daub on |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Finnish haava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | haava | wound, sore; ulcer; especially in compound terms,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | haava | wound |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hawwą | blow, hit |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hawwaną | to hew, to chop; to forge |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |