Where does “intiaaniteltta” come from?

intiaaniteltta (Finnish) comes from Finnish teltta, from Swedish tält, from Middle Low German telt, from Old Saxon teld, from Proto-West Germanic *teld, from Proto-Germanic teldą, from Proto-Indo-European delt-, from Hungarian -t.

intiaaniteltta (Finnish): teepee

Definitions

  1. teepee

Ancestry of “intiaaniteltta”, step by step

intiaaniteltta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teltta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtelttatent
2Swedishtälttent; a pavilion or portable lodge
3Middle Low Germantelttent
4Old Saxonteld—
5Proto-West Germanic*teld—
6Proto-Germanicteldątent, drape
7Proto-Indo-Europeandelt-board
8Hungarian-tUsed to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
9Proto-Uralic-tt—

via Finnish intiaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishintiaaniNative American, Amerindian, Indian
2SwedishindianIndian, American Indian member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas
3SpanishindianoIndian; having returned to Europe from the...
Every word from Proto-Uralic -tt →Every word from Hungarian -t →Every word from Proto-Indo-European delt- →