Where does “makuupotero” come from?
makuupotero (Finnish) comes from Finnish potero, from Finnish potti, from English pot, from Middle English pot, from Old French pot, from Vulgar Latin pottum, from Frankish *pott, from Proto-Germanic puttaz — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...
makuupotero (Finnish): prone foxhole
Definitions
- prone foxhole
Ancestry of “makuupotero”, step by step
makuupotero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish potero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | potero | foxhole |
| 2 | Finnish | potti | pot |
| 3 | English | pot | A flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;... |
| 4 | Middle English | pot | A pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top... |
| 5 | Old French | pot | pot; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | pottum | — |
| 7 | Frankish | *pott | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | puttaz | pot, jar, tub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | budn- | a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of... |