Where does “jolleivät” come from?

jolleivät (Finnish) comes from Finnish jolla, from Swedish jolle, from Low Saxon jolle, from Middle Low German jolle — dinghy.

jolleivät (Finnish): If they not, unless they, lest they

Definitions

  1. If they not, unless they, lest they

Ancestry of “jolleivät”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjollaAdessive singular form of joka; if; dinghy
2Swedishjollea dinghy; a marijuana cigarette, a joint
3Low Saxonjolle—
4Middle Low Germanjolledinghy
Every word from Middle Low German jolle →Every word from Low Saxon jolle →Every word from Swedish jolle →