Where does “helmipaneeli” come from?

helmipaneeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish helmi, from Finnish Vilhelmiina, from German Wilhelmina, from German Wilhelm, from Old High German Willahelm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

helmipaneeli (Finnish): torus skirting board

Definitions

  1. torus skirting board

Ancestry of “helmipaneeli”, step by step

helmipaneeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish helmi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhelmipearl; bead; gem
2FinnishVilhelmiina
3GermanWilhelmina
4GermanWilhelmWilliam
5Old High GermanWillahelmWilliam
6Old High Germanhelmhelmet
7Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
8Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
9Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via Finnish paneeli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaneelipanel
2Swedishpanelpanel most senses, e.g. a wall panel, a panel of experts
3EnglishpanelA rectangular section of a surface, or of a...
4Middle EnglishpanelA swatch or portion of textiles or cloth; A...
5Old Frenchpanel
6Medieval Latinpannellus
7Latinpannulus
8Latinpannuscloth; rag; garment
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂n-something woven; weave; tissue; fabric; cloth; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mosEvery word from Proto-Germanic halmaz