Where does “hyppyhaalari” come from?

hyppyhaalari (Finnish) comes from Finnish haalari, from Swedish halare, from German Hehler, from German hehlen, from Middle High German heln, from Old High German helan, from Proto-West Germanic helan, from Proto-Germanic helaną — to cover; to incline.

hyppyhaalari (Finnish): jumpsuit one-piece item of clothing used by parachutists

Definitions

  1. jumpsuit one-piece item of clothing used by parachutists

Ancestry of “hyppyhaalari”, step by step

hyppyhaalari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish haalari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaalarihauler, haulier; overall, overalls, coverall,...
2Swedishhalareboilersuit
3GermanHehleragent noun of hehlen; receiver and usually...
4Germanhehlento hide, to conceal, to hele; to transactionally...
5Middle High Germanheln
6Old High Germanhelan
7Proto-West Germanichelanto hide, to conceal
8Proto-Germanichelanąto hide, to conceal
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱéletito be covering, hiding
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Finnish hyppy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyppyjump; leap; vault
2FinnishhypätäTo jump, leap
3Proto-Finnichüp'äit'äkto jump, to leap
4Proto-Germanichuppōnąto move up and down; hop
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-
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