Where does “junttura” come from?
junttura (Finnish) comes from Finnish juntata, from Finnish juntta, from Russian фу́нт, from German pfund, from Middle High German pfunt, from Old High German pfunt, from Proto-West Germanic *pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą — to stretch.
junttura (Finnish): bonehead stubborn person or beast
Definitions
- bonehead stubborn person or beast
Ancestry of “junttura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | juntata | to ram; to rig |
| 2 | Finnish | juntta | pile driver, ram; junta |
| 3 | Russian | фу́нт | pound (409.51241 grams) |
| 4 | German | pfund | a metric pound, 500 grams, half a kilogram |
| 5 | Middle High German | pfunt | — |
| 6 | Old High German | pfunt | pound |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *pund | pound (weight) |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | pundą | pound |
| 9 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |