Where does “kuulamörssäri” come from?

kuulamörssäri (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuula, from Swahili skuli, from English school, from Middle English scole, from Old English scōl, from Proto-Germanic *skōlu, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή — to hold; to overpower.

kuulamörssäri (Finnish): shot putter

Definitions

  1. shot putter

Ancestry of “kuulamörssäri”, step by step

kuulamörssäri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuulabullet; a hard ball, especially one made of...
2SwahiliskuliAlternative form of shule
3EnglishschoolA group of fish or a group of marine mammals such...
4Middle Englishscoleschool
5Old Englishscōlplace of education
6Proto-Germanic*skōlu
7LatinscholaLeisure time given to learning; schooltime,...
8Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
9Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́
10Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂
11Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

via Finnish mörssäri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmörssärimortar; shot putter
2Swedishmörsaremortar
3GermanMörsermortar; mortar and pestle
4Old High Germanmorsāri
5Latinmortariummortar; large basin in which mortar is made
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ-
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