Where does “kilopulla” come from?
kilopulla (Finnish) comes from Finnish kilo, from French kilo, from French kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
kilopulla (Finnish): pitko that is sold to customers in pieces of desired size and priced by weight
Definitions
- pitko that is sold to customers in pieces of desired size and priced by weight
Ancestry of “kilopulla”, step by step
kilopulla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kilo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kilo | Clipping of kilogramma; shine |
| 2 | French | kilo | kilo |
| 3 | French | kilo- | kilo |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χίλιοι | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʰehliyoi | thousand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Finnish pulla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pulla | cardamom bread, "also" pulla; ball; as headword... |
| 2 | Swedish | bulle | a bun; a small bread roll; a taxi, a cab |
| 3 | Old Norse | bolli | goblet, cup |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bullô | round object; ball; bowl |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ballô | ball |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |