Where does “luhtikäytävä” come from?
luhtikäytävä (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...
luhtikäytävä (Finnish): deck, balcony a passageway in deck-access blocks of flats or apartment buildings that is partially open to the elements and to which the front doors of flats or apartments open to
Definitions
- deck, balcony a passageway in deck-access blocks of flats or apartment buildings that is partially open to the elements and to which the front doors of flats or apartments open to
Ancestry of “luhtikäytävä”, step by step
luhtikäytävä 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... |
via Finnish käytävä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käytävä | A corridor; An aisle; Present passive participle... |
| 2 | Finnish | käydä | to visit, go to (and return), attend (a place) |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | to go |