Where does “luhtitalo” come from?
luhtitalo (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...
luhtitalo (Finnish): deck-access block of flats, deck-access apartment building; a block of flats or an apartment building with open-air corridors
Definitions
- deck-access block of flats, deck-access apartment building; a block of flats or an apartment building with open-air corridors
Ancestry of “luhtitalo”, step by step
luhtitalo 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... |