Where does “jatulinpatsas” come from?

jatulinpatsas (Finnish) comes from Finnish jatuli, from Old Swedish iatul, from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic etunaz, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

jatulinpatsas (Finnish): an ancient borderstone or column

Definitions

  1. an ancient borderstone or column

Ancestry of “jatulinpatsas”, step by step

jatulinpatsas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jatuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjatuliA member of a race of giants; jotun
2Old Swedishiatul—
3Old Norsejǫtunna jotun, giant
4Proto-Germanicetunazan overeater, glutton; a giant
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Finnish patsas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatsasstatue; column formed by eg. water or clouds
2Proto-Finnicpaccas—
3Proto-Germanicbandstaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →