Where does “karnevaalikulkue” come from?
karnevaalikulkue (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulkue, from Finnish kulkea, from Proto-Finnic kulkedak, from Proto-Uralic kulke- — to go, to walk.
karnevaalikulkue (Finnish): carnival procession
Definitions
- carnival procession
Ancestry of “karnevaalikulkue”, step by step
karnevaalikulkue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kulkue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kulkue | procession; cortege |
| 2 | Finnish | kulkea | To go, walk; to travel; To advance, proceed, make... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kulkedak | to go; to travel |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kulke- | to go, to walk |
via Finnish karnevaali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | karnevaali | carnival |
| 2 | Italian | carnevale | carnival; festival in the week before Lent |
| 3 | Latin | carnem levāre | — |