Where does “lypsyämpäri” come from?

lypsyämpäri (Finnish) comes from Finnish ämpäri, from Swedish ämbar, from Middle Low German emmer, from Old Saxon embar, from Proto-West Germanic ambrī, from Latin amphora, from Ancient Greek ἀμφορεύς, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιφορεύς — shiny, light brown.

lypsyämpäri (Finnish): milking bucket

Definitions

  1. milking bucket

Ancestry of “lypsyämpäri”, step by step

lypsyämpäri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ämpäri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishämpäribucket, pail; ampere; MP3 audio file
2Swedishämbarbucket
3Middle Low Germanemmer
4Old Saxonembar
5Proto-West Germanicambrībucket
6LatinamphoraA vessel, usually made of clay, with two handles...
7Ancient Greekἀμφορεύςjar with a narrow neck, amphora; a liquid...
8Ancient Greekἀμφιφορεύςamphora, a large jar with two handles
9Ancient Greekφορεύςbearer
10Ancient Greekφορέωto bear repeatedly or habitually; to wear; to...
11Ancient GreekφέρωI bring, bear, carry
12Proto-Hellenicpʰérōto bear
13Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
14Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Finnish lypsy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlypsymilking; dairy, milk
2Finnishlypsääto milk
3Proto-Finniclüpsädäkto milk
4Proto-Finno-Permiclüpsä-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéretiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō
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