Where does “jääpolte” come from?
jääpolte (Finnish) comes from Finnish polte, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
jääpolte (Finnish): water freezing on the ground due to ground frost, which causes damage to plants, especially crops
Definitions
- water freezing on the ground due to ground frost, which causes damage to plants, especially crops
Ancestry of “jääpolte”, step by step
jääpolte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish polte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | polte | burning sensation, burn |
| 2 | Finnish | -e | Used for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives |
| 3 | Finnish | hartia | shoulder |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | hartija | paper |
| 5 | Greek | χαρτί | paper |
| 6 | Koine Greek | χαρτίον | paper, papyrus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |