Where does “halssi” come from?

halssi (Finnish) comes from Swedish hals, from Old Norse háls, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

halssi (Finnish): tack; board, tack

Definitions

  1. tack; board, tack

Ancestry of “halssi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhalsneck; the gullet or windpipe; a narrow opening in...
2Old Norsehálsneck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship
3Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

Words derived from “halssi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Old Norse háls →
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