Where does “kanttipaalain” come from?

kanttipaalain (Finnish) comes from Finnish paalain, from Finnish paalata, from Finnish paali, from Swedish bål, from English bowl, from Middle English bolle, from Old English bolla, from Proto-Germanic bullô.

kanttipaalain (Finnish): square baler

Definitions

  1. square baler

Ancestry of “kanttipaalain”, step by step

kanttipaalain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paalain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaalainbaler
2Finnishpaalatato bale
3Finnishpaalibale; bolt; roll
4Swedishbålpyre, bonfire; bole; the trunk or stem of a tree;...
5EnglishbowlA roughly hemispherical container used to hold,...
6Middle Englishbollepod; shell
7Old Englishbollabowl
8Proto-Germanicbullôround object; ball; bowl
9Proto-Germanicballôball
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Finnish kantti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkanttiedge; chutzpah; the courage, guts, balls, nerve...
2Swedishkäntan edge; border; rim
3Frenchcantcorner
4Latincanthusthe iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;...
5Gaulishcantos
6Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Germanic ballô