Where does “magnumpullo” come from?
magnumpullo (Finnish) comes from Finnish pullo, from Swedish bulle, from Old Norse bolli, from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
magnumpullo (Finnish): magnum
Definitions
- magnum
Ancestry of “magnumpullo”, step by step
magnumpullo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pullo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pullo | bottle; bowl, chalice |
| 2 | Swedish | bulle | a bun; a small bread roll; a taxi, a cab |
| 3 | Old Norse | bolli | goblet, cup |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bullô | round object; ball; bowl |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ballô | ball |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Finnish magnum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | magnum | magnum; "short for" magnumpullo |
| 2 | English | magnum | A bottle of wine containing 1.5 liters of fluid,... |
| 3 | Latin | magnum | nominative neuter singular of magnus; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |