Where does “käärinliina” come from?
käärinliina (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kaarin, from Swedish Karin, from Swedish Katarina, from Medieval Latin Catharīna, from Latin Ecaterina, from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη, from Ancient Greek Ἑκάτη, from Ancient Greek ἑκάς — self.
käärinliina (Finnish): winding sheet, shroud
Definitions
- winding sheet, shroud
Ancestry of “käärinliina”, step by step
käärinliina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Kaarin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Kaarin | a tool for wrapping |
| 2 | Swedish | Karin | — |
| 3 | Swedish | Katarina | Catherine |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | Catharīna | — |
| 5 | Latin | Ecaterina | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Αἰκατερίνη | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἑκάτη | Hecate |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἑκάς | afar, far off; long after |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἕ | him |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | hwe | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via Finnish Liina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Liina | cloth piece of garment used on furniture, for cleaning, etc |
| 2 | Finnish | Karoliina | — |
| 3 | Latin | Carolīna | — |
| 4 | Latin | Carolus | Charles |
| 5 | Middle High German | Karl | — |
| 6 | Old High German | karl | man |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | karilaz | free man, franklin; little man, young man |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | karaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |