Where does “imperiaalisänky” come from?

imperiaalisänky (Finnish) comes from Finnish imperiaalinen, from English imperial, from Middle English imperial, from Old French imperial, from Latin imperiālis, from Latin imperium, from Latin imperāre, from Latin parāre — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

imperiaalisänky (Finnish): a type of bed that could be shortened by pushing its ends together while not in use

Definitions

  1. a type of bed that could be shortened by pushing its ends together while not in use

Ancestry of “imperiaalisänky”, step by step

imperiaalisänky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish imperiaalinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishimperiaalinenimperial
2EnglishimperialRelated to an empire, emperor, or empress;...
3Middle EnglishimperialImperial; related to or being of an empire or its...
4Old Frenchimperial
5Latinimperiālisof the empire or emperor, imperial
6LatinimperiumThe empire, state, imperial government, realm,...
7Latinimperāre
8Latinparāre
9Latinparōto arrange, order, contrive, design
10Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
11Proto-Italicpektos
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
13Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

via Finnish sänky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsänkybed, bedstead; sex, especially in the expressions...
2Swedishsänga bed; a piece of furniture used for sleeping
3Old Swedishsiang
4Old Norsesæingbed
5Old Norsesænga late variant of sæing
Every word from English polyethylene glycolEvery word from Proto-Indo-European peg-Every word from Proto-Italic pektos