Where does “hollihaka” come from?

hollihaka (Finnish) comes from Finnish holli, from Swedish håll, from Swedish plats, from Old Swedish platz, from Old Norse plaz, from Middle Low German platse, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα — flat.

hollihaka (Finnish): log dog tool used to temporarily hold logs in place

Definitions

  1. log dog tool used to temporarily hold logs in place

Ancestry of “hollihaka”, step by step

hollihaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish holli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhollispot, view
2Swedishhålla stop, a station; a direction; a range, a...
3Swedishplatsplace; any geographical position a little larger...
4Old Swedishplatz
5Old Norseplaz
6Middle Low Germanplatse
7Latinplatēabroad way, street
8Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
9Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

via Finnish häkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäkäcarbon monoxide
2Swedishhakachin, lower part of face
3Swedishafrom
4Swedishavloppa drain; sewage
5Swedishloppa race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English)
6Swedishlöpato run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly...
7Old Swedishløpato run
8Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
9Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
10Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂usEvery word from Ancient Greek πλατύς