Where does “kiertopokaali” come from?
kiertopokaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish pokaali, from Swedish pokal, from Old Swedish bokal, from German Pokal, from French bocal, from Italian boccale, from Italian -ale, from Latin -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
kiertopokaali (Finnish): a cup or trophy that is always held by the (reigning) champion or winner, and handed over when there is a new champion/winner
Definitions
- a cup or trophy that is always held by the (reigning) champion or winner, and handed over when there is a new champion/winner
Ancestry of “kiertopokaali”, step by step
kiertopokaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pokaali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pokaali | cup |
| 2 | Swedish | pokal | Cup; a trophy; cup; a contest |
| 3 | Old Swedish | bokal | — |
| 4 | German | Pokal | goblet; cup, trophy |
| 5 | French | bocal | jar; bowl |
| 6 | Italian | boccale | jug; mug; pannikin |
| 7 | Italian | -ale | Added to nouns to form adjectives; -al |
| 8 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |