Where does “joulukalkkuna” come from?
joulukalkkuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalkkuna, from Dutch kalkoen, from Dutch Calcoen, from English Calicut, from Romanian -uț, from Latin -utus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
joulukalkkuna (Finnish): Christmas turkey
Definitions
- Christmas turkey
Ancestry of “joulukalkkuna”, step by step
joulukalkkuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kalkkuna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kalkkuna | turkey, Meleagris gallopavo |
| 2 | Dutch | kalkoen | turkey, "Meleagris gallopavo" |
| 3 | Dutch | Calcoen | — |
| 4 | English | Calicut | — |
| 5 | Romanian | -uț | Forms masculine diminutives of nouns and... |
| 6 | Latin | -utus | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Finnish joulu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | joulu | Christmas; Abbreviation of joulukuu |