Where does “kahvelipurje” come from?

kahvelipurje (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.

kahvelipurje (Finnish): gaff sail

Definitions

  1. gaff sail

Ancestry of “kahvelipurje”, step by step

kahvelipurje 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 purje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpurjesail; rag, sheet
2Proto-Finnicpurjehsail
3Proto-Germanicburizmale offspring; son; elevation; hill; favourable...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos →Every word from Proto-Celtic gabalos →Every word from Gaulish gabalos →