Where does “liimapullo” come from?

liimapullo (Finnish) comes from Finnish pullo, from Swedish bulle, from Old Norse bolli, from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

liimapullo (Finnish): pot of glue

Definitions

  1. pot of glue

Ancestry of “liimapullo”, step by step

liimapullo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pullo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpullobottle; bowl, chalice
2Swedishbullea bun; a small bread roll; a taxi, a cab
3Old Norsebolligoblet, cup
4Proto-Germanicbullôround object; ball; bowl
5Proto-Germanicballôball
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Finnish liima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliimaglue; cement, as any material with strong...
2Old Norselím—
3Proto-Germaniclīmazglue, lime
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
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