Where does “lyhytpinnaisuus” come from?
lyhytpinnaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish lyhytpinnainen, from Finnish pinna, from Swedish pinne, from Old Norse pinni, from Proto-Germanic penn-, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ — to spread out; to fly.
lyhytpinnaisuus (Finnish): being short-tempered, impatience
Definitions
- being short-tempered, impatience
Ancestry of “lyhytpinnaisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lyhytpinnainen | short-tempered, impatient |
| 2 | Finnish | pinna | spoke; tiller; sound post |
| 3 | Swedish | pinne | a stick; a short thin roughly cylindrical form of... |
| 4 | Old Norse | pinni | a pin |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | penn- | — |
| 6 | Latin | penna | wing; feather, especially a flight-feather;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | petnā | feather; wing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |