Where does “keulapakka” come from?
keulapakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish pakka, from Swedish backe, from Old Norse bakki, from Proto-Germanic bankô — bank, embankment; a hill.
keulapakka (Finnish): forecastle
Ancestry of “keulapakka”, step by step
keulapakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pakka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pakka | deck; bundle; roll |
| 2 | Swedish | backe | slope; a piece of ground which slopes; ground;... |
| 3 | Old Norse | bakki | bank; ridge, bank; a mound on which the target is... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bankô | bank, embankment; a hill |
via Finnish keula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keula | bow, prow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kulą | coal |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷol- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵwelH- | to burn; to shine |