Where does “hongankolistaja” come from?
hongankolistaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolistaja, from Finnish kolistaa, from Finnish kolista, from Swedish kö, from French queue, from Middle French queu, from Old French cue, from Vulgar Latin coda.
hongankolistaja (Finnish): beanpole, beanstalk tall, slim person
Definitions
- beanpole, beanstalk tall, slim person
Ancestry of “hongankolistaja”, step by step
hongankolistaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kolistaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kolistaja | One who clanks; a clanker |
| 2 | Finnish | kolistaa | To clank, clatter |
| 3 | Finnish | kolista | to clatter, rattle; Elative plural form of kola |
| 4 | Swedish | kö | queue; a line of waiting people or other objects;... |
| 5 | French | queue | tail; queue, line; cue |
| 6 | Middle French | queu | — |
| 7 | Old French | cue | tail |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | coda | tail |
| 9 | Latin | cauda | A tail |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kaudā | tail |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂udeh₂ | — |