Where does “kimuli” come from?
kimuli (Finnish) comes from Finnish gimma, from Swedish gumma, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa.
kimuli (Finnish): woman, especially a slightly older one who acts girlishly
Definitions
- woman, especially a slightly older one who acts girlishly
Ancestry of “kimuli”, step by step
kimuli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish gimma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | gimma | girl |
| 2 | Swedish | gumma | an old woman, an old lady |
| 3 | Swedish | a | from |
| 4 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 5 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 6 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 7 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 8 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Finnish uli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uli | — |