Where does “luhtiaitta” come from?
luhtiaitta (Finnish) comes from Finnish luhti, from Old Swedish lufft, from Old Norse lopt, from Proto-Germanic luftuz, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
luhtiaitta (Finnish): a two-storey farm storehouse or granary with multiple rooms and a balcony used as a passageway on the upper floor
Definitions
- a two-storey farm storehouse or granary with multiple rooms and a balcony used as a passageway on the upper floor
Ancestry of “luhtiaitta”, step by step
luhtiaitta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish luhti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luhti | the upper floor of a granary or similar structure |
| 2 | Old Swedish | lufft | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | lopt | attic; air, heaven |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |