Where does “kuplavolkkari” come from?

kuplavolkkari (Finnish) comes from Finnish volkkari, from German Volkswagen, from German wägen, from Middle High German wāgen, from Middle High German wāge, from Middle Low German wāge, from Old Saxon wag, from Proto-West Germanic wāg — to bring; to transport.

Ancestry of “kuplavolkkari”, step by step

kuplavolkkari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish volkkari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvolkkariA car made by Volkswagen
2GermanVolkswagenA car made by the German car manufacturer
3Germanwägento weigh something
4Middle High Germanwāgen—
5Middle High Germanwāgewave; scale
6Middle Low Germanwāgewave
7Old Saxonwagwave
8Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
9Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
10Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Finnish kupla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuplabubble spherically contained volume of air or other gas
2Proto-Finnickuplabubble
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickuplato bubble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wāg →
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