Where does “mainostaulu” come from?
mainostaulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish taulu, from Swedish tavla, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.
mainostaulu (Finnish): billboard
Ancestry of “mainostaulu”, step by step
mainostaulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taulu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taulu | painting; picture, print etc., especially a... |
| 2 | Swedish | tavla | a painting; piece of painted canvas; a picture... |
| 3 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |
via Finnish mainos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mainos | advertisement |
| 2 | Finnish | mainoa | — |