Where does “kulju” come from?
kulju (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuljetuskomppania, from Finnish komppania, from French compagnie, from Italian compagnia, from Italian compagna, from Italian compagno, from Latin compāniō, from Latin com- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
kulju (Finnish): quagmire, morass
Definitions
- quagmire, morass
Ancestry of “kulju”, step by step
kulju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kuljetuskomppania
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuljetuskomppania | transportation company, (motor) transport company |
| 2 | Finnish | komppania | company military unit |
| 3 | French | compagnie | company |
| 4 | Italian | compagnia | company, companionship, fellowship, society,... |
| 5 | Italian | compagna | feminine singular of compagno; female equivalent... |
| 6 | Italian | compagno | alike, like, similar, the same; mate, companion,... |
| 7 | Latin | compāniō | comrade |
| 8 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |