Where does “jatulintarha” come from?

jatulintarha (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.

jatulintarha (Finnish): Troy Town

Definitions

  1. Troy Town

Ancestry of “jatulintarha”, step by step

jatulintarha 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 tarha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarhacorral; yard; garden, orchard
2Proto-Finnictarhagarden; enclosure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →