Where does “harppuunapyssy” come from?
harppuunapyssy (Finnish) comes from Finnish harppuuna, from Swedish harpun, from Dutch harpoen, from Middle Dutch arpoen, from Middle French harpon, from Old French harpon, from Old French harpe, from Latin harpa — to cut, cut off, sever.
harppuunapyssy (Finnish): speargun; harpoon gun
Ancestry of “harppuunapyssy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | harppuuna | harpoon; short for harppuunapyssy or... |
| 2 | Swedish | harpun | harpoon |
| 3 | Dutch | harpoen | A harpoon, short spearlike weapon with... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | arpoen | — |
| 5 | Middle French | harpon | hook, hold-on |
| 6 | Old French | harpon | — |
| 7 | Old French | harpe | harp |
| 8 | Latin | harpa | harp |
| 9 | Frankish | harpā | harp |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | harpǭ | harp |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreb- | to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |