Where does “hevosloimi” come from?
hevosloimi (Finnish) comes from Finnish loimi, from Proto-Finnic loimi, from Proto-Finnic loodak, from Proto-Uralic loŋe- — to throw, push away.
hevosloimi (Finnish): horse rug, horse blanket, horse caparison
Definitions
- horse rug, horse blanket, horse caparison
Ancestry of “hevosloimi”, step by step
hevosloimi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish loimi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | loimi | warp set of yarns placed lengthwise in a loom |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | loimi | warp |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | loodak | to throw, to cast, to launch; to create, to make |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | loŋe- | to throw, push away |
via Finnish hevonen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hevonen | horse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hepoinen | horse |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -inen | -ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en |