Where does “kattopalkki” come from?

kattopalkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish katto, from Finnish kattaa, from Proto-Finnic kattadak, from Proto-Finnic kanci, from Czech -í, from Old Czech -í, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

kattopalkki (Finnish): ceiling beam

Definitions

  1. ceiling beam

Ancestry of “kattopalkki”, step by step

kattopalkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish katto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkattoceiling; roof
2Finnishkattaato roof; to cover; to set, lay
3Proto-Finnickattadakto cover; to roof
4Proto-Finnickancicover, lid
5CzechForming attributive adjectives from nouns,...
6Old Czechforming attributive adjectives from nouns, especially animals
7Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
9Proto-Finnicwiša
10Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

via Finnish pälkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpälkkibeam, balk, girder long piece of timber, metal or concrete used in construction as horizontal support
2Swedishbalka wooden or metal beam; a bend
3EnglishbalkerOne who, or that which balks; A person who stands...
4EnglishbalkAn uncultivated ridge formed in the open field...
5Middle Englishbalkebalk, ridge, beam; Alternative form of bakke
6Old Englishbalcabalk, beam; bank, ridge; a covering
7Old Norsebalkr
8Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisósEvery word from Czech Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás