Where does “karvalakkimalli” come from?
karvalakkimalli (Finnish) comes from Finnish malli, from Swedish mall, from Dutch mal, from Old French mole, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
karvalakkimalli (Finnish): basic, standard or no-frills model of a product, especially of a car
Definitions
- basic, standard or no-frills model of a product, especially of a car
Ancestry of “karvalakkimalli”, step by step
karvalakkimalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish malli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | malli | model, template; model, mannequin; example, a... |
| 2 | Swedish | mall | a template |
| 3 | Dutch | mal | mold, cast; foolish, crazy, lacking common sense |
| 4 | Old French | mole | — |
| 5 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Finnish karvalakki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | karvalakki | fur cap |
| 2 | Finnish | karva | hair; fur; colors, stripes |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | karva | hair; color |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kawra | — |