Where does “hollitupa” come from?
hollitupa (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.
hollitupa (Finnish): the main room of a kestikievari
Definitions
- the main room of a kestikievari
Ancestry of “hollitupa”, step by step
hollitupa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish holli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | holli | spot, view |
| 2 | Swedish | håll | a stop, a station; a direction; a range, a... |
| 3 | Swedish | plats | place; any geographical position a little larger... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | platz | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | plaz | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | platse | — |
| 7 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |