Where does “kahvelikuunari” come from?

kahvelikuunari (Finnish) comes from Finnish kahveli, from Middle Low German gaffel, from Old Saxon gafala, from Proto-West Germanic gabulu, from Gaulish gabalos, from Proto-Celtic gabalos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos — fork, branch of tree.

kahvelikuunari (Finnish): fore-and-aft schooner

Definitions

  1. fore-and-aft schooner

Ancestry of “kahvelikuunari”, step by step

kahvelikuunari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kahveli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkahveligaff
2Middle Low Germangaffel—
3Old Saxongafala—
4Proto-West Germanicgabulufork; pitchfork
5Gaulishgabalos—
6Proto-Celticgabalosfork, forked branch
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰabʰlosfork, branch of tree

via Finnish kuunari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuunarischooner
2Swedishskonarea schooner (type of sailing ship)
3EnglishschoonerA sailing ship with two or more masts, all with...
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