Where does “hartiapankki” come from?
hartiapankki (Finnish) comes from Finnish pankki, from Swedish bänk, from Dutch bank, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
hartiapankki (Finnish): self-building building something, like a home, on one's own
Definitions
- self-building building something, like a home, on one's own
Ancestry of “hartiapankki”, step by step
hartiapankki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pankki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pankki | bank |
| 2 | Swedish | bänk | bench, a long sofa without bolster; bench; where... |
| 3 | Dutch | bank | bench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are... |
| 4 | Italian | banco | desk; counter; bench, table |
| 5 | Old High German | bank | bench |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
via Finnish hartia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hartia | shoulder |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | hartija | paper |
| 3 | Greek | χαρτί | paper |
| 4 | Koine Greek | χαρτίον | paper, papyrus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |