Where does “levypakka” come from?
levypakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish pakka, from Swedish backe, from Old Norse bakki, from Proto-Germanic bankô — bank, embankment; a hill.
levypakka (Finnish): row or concentric set of discs
Definitions
- row or concentric set of discs
Ancestry of “levypakka”, step by step
levypakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pakka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pakka | deck; bundle; roll |
| 2 | Swedish | backe | slope; a piece of ground which slopes; ground;... |
| 3 | Old Norse | bakki | bank; ridge, bank; a mound on which the target is... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bankô | bank, embankment; a hill |
via Finnish levy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | levy | plate; board; slab |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |