Where does “kyntöpelto” come from?

kyntöpelto (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelto, from Proto-Finnic pelto, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

kyntöpelto (Finnish): field that is to be ploughed, ploughland

Definitions

  1. field that is to be ploughed, ploughland

Ancestry of “kyntöpelto”, step by step

kyntöpelto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pelto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeltofield
2Proto-Finnicpeltofield
3Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Finnish kyntö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyntöploughing, plowing
2Finnishkyntääto plough/plow
3Proto-Finnicküntädäkto plough/plow
4Proto-Finno-Permickünčä-to dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felþuz →