Where does “imupilli” come from?
imupilli (Finnish) comes from Finnish imu, from Finnish imeä, from Proto-Finnic imedäk, from Proto-Uralic ime-, from Hungarian ím, from Hungarian i, from Hungarian e, from Proto-Uralic e- — this; not; the negative verb.
imupilli (Finnish): drinking straw
Definitions
- drinking straw
Ancestry of “imupilli”, step by step
imupilli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish imu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | imu | suction; undertow; slipstream |
| 2 | Finnish | imeä | to suck; to absorb; to pull towards, attract |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | imedäk | to suck |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ime- | to suck |
| 5 | Hungarian | ím | behold! see! lo! |
| 6 | Hungarian | i | small, young |
| 7 | Hungarian | e | this; look!, hey! |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | e- | this; not; the negative verb |