Where does “hiuspuuteri” come from?
hiuspuuteri (Finnish) comes from Finnish puuteri, from Swedish puder, from French poudre, from Old French poudre, from Late Latin pulvera, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
hiuspuuteri (Finnish): hair powder
Definitions
- hair powder
Ancestry of “hiuspuuteri”, step by step
hiuspuuteri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puuteri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puuteri | powder; powder snow |
| 2 | Swedish | puder | powder |
| 3 | French | poudre | powder; dust |
| 4 | Old French | poudre | powder; dust |
| 5 | Late Latin | pulvera | — |
| 6 | Latin | pulvis | dust, powder; an arena, place of contest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via Finnish hius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hius | a single hair, strand of hair |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hibus | hair on the head; hair, strand of hair |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hiwją | appearance, blee; form, shape; mold, mildew |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |