Where does “kalteri-ikkuna” come from?
kalteri-ikkuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish ikkuna, from Finnish akkuna, from Proto-Finnic *akkuna, from Old East Slavic окъно, from Proto-Slavic okъnò — window.
kalteri-ikkuna (Finnish): barred window
Definitions
- barred window
Ancestry of “kalteri-ikkuna”, step by step
kalteri-ikkuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ikkuna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ikkuna | window; sash |
| 2 | Finnish | akkuna | Alternative form of ikkuna |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | *akkuna | window |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | окъно | window |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | okъnò | window |
via Finnish kalterit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kalterit | bars |
| 2 | Swedish | galler | bars, a grid; several solid, more or less rigid... |
| 3 | Latin | Gallus | Alternative letter-case form of gallus; Gaul;... |
| 4 | Latin | pāvō | peacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ταώς | peacock; type of fish |