Where does “kyyhkyslakkaperiaate” come from?
kyyhkyslakkaperiaate (Finnish) comes from Finnish kyyhkyslakka, from Finnish lakka, from Swedish lack, from French lacque, from Portuguese laca, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 — to protect.
kyyhkyslakkaperiaate (Finnish): pigeonhole principle
Definitions
- pigeonhole principle
Ancestry of “kyyhkyslakkaperiaate”, step by step
kyyhkyslakkaperiaate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kyyhkyslakka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kyyhkyslakka | dovecote, columbarium |
| 2 | Finnish | lakka | varnish, lacquer |
| 3 | Swedish | lack | lacquer |
| 4 | French | lacque | a sort of sealing wax |
| 5 | Portuguese | laca | lake; lac |
| 6 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 7 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 8 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 9 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 10 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 11 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |
via Finnish periaate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | periaate | principle |
| 2 | Finnish | aate | ideology |
| 3 | Finnish | aatella | Alternative form of ajatella |
| 4 | Finnish | ajatella | to think (about) |
| 5 | Finnish | ajattaa | To have something driven |
| 6 | Finnish | ajaa | to drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in... |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | ajadak | to go in a vehicle, to drive |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | aja- | to drive; to hunt, chase |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háȷ́ati | to drive, lead |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |