Where does “halkosyli” come from?

halkosyli (Finnish) comes from Finnish syli, from Swedish famn, from Old East Norse *famna-, from Old Norse faðmr, from Proto-Germanic faþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

halkosyli (Finnish): an old unit of measurement for volume of firewood, consisting of logs 5 kortteli long in a stack 4 kyynärä long and 3 kyynärä wide

Definitions

  1. an old unit of measurement for volume of firewood, consisting of logs 5 kortteli long in a stack 4 kyynärä long and 3 kyynärä wide

Ancestry of “halkosyli”, step by step

halkosyli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyliarms; lap; Synonym of sylillinen
2Swedishfamnknee, two embracing arms; fathom as a measure of...
3Old East Norse*famna-—
4Old Norsefaðmrembrace; fathom
5Proto-Germanicfaþmazoutstretched arms; embrace; fathom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

via Finnish halko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhalkopiece of firewood cut to about one meter in...
2Proto-Finnichalkopiece of firewood, billet
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faþmaz →Every word from Old Norse faðmr →