Where does “korvalappustereot” come from?
korvalappustereot (Finnish) comes from Finnish korvalappu, from Finnish lappu, from Swedish läpp, from Old Swedish lapper, from Finnish lappalainen, from Finnish -läinen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh — to hit, strike.
korvalappustereot (Finnish): personal stereo
Definitions
- personal stereo
Ancestry of “korvalappustereot”, step by step
korvalappustereot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish korvalappu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | korvalappu | earmuffs |
| 2 | Finnish | lappu | A small piece of paper, textile etc; A tag, label |
| 3 | Swedish | läpp | lip |
| 4 | Old Swedish | lapper | — |
| 5 | Finnish | lappalainen | A Sami |
| 6 | Finnish | -läinen | Front vowel variant of -lainen |
| 7 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 8 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 9 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 10 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 12 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 13 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 14 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 15 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |