Where does “intianpuuvilla” come from?
intianpuuvilla (Finnish) comes from Finnish puuvilla, from Finnish villa, from Finnish Vilhelm, from Swedish Vilhelm, from Old High German Willahelm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
intianpuuvilla (Finnish): Indian cotton
Ancestry of “intianpuuvilla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | puuvilla | cotton |
| 2 | Finnish | villa | wool; villa |
| 3 | Finnish | Vilhelm | — |
| 4 | Swedish | Vilhelm | — |
| 5 | Old High German | Willahelm | William |
| 6 | Old High German | helm | helmet |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | helm | helmet |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |