Where does “kurkkupeili” come from?
kurkkupeili (Finnish) comes from Finnish peili, from Swedish spegel, from Old Swedish speghil, from Old Norse spegill, from Middle Low German spēgel, from Old Saxon spēgal, from Proto-Germanic *spēgl, from Medieval Latin speglum — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
kurkkupeili (Finnish): laryngoscope, laryngeal mirror
Definitions
- laryngoscope, laryngeal mirror
Ancestry of “kurkkupeili”, step by step
kurkkupeili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish peili
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | peili | mirror |
| 2 | Swedish | spegel | a mirror; a smooth reflecting surface; something... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | speghil | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | spegill | mirror, looking glass Synonym: skuggsjá |
| 5 | Middle Low German | spēgel | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | spēgal | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *spēgl | — |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | speglum | — |
| 9 | Latin | speculum | a looking-glass, mirror |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Finnish kurkku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kurkku | throat; beard; cucumber |
| 2 | Swedish | gurka | a cucumber |
| 3 | Low German | Gurk | cucumber |
| 4 | Middle Low German | augurke | — |
| 5 | Polish | ogórek | cucumber; gherkin |
| 6 | Greek | άγουρος | unripe, green; immature; inexperienced |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄωρος | untimely, unseasonable; unripe; without youthful... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |