Where does “nallihattu” come from?

nallihattu (Finnish) comes from Finnish nalli, from Swedish knall, from Swedish knallfull, from Swedish full, from Old Norse fullr, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

nallihattu (Finnish): percussion cap

Definitions

  1. percussion cap

Ancestry of “nallihattu”, step by step

nallihattu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nalli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnalliprimer
2Swedishknallbang
3Swedishknallfullvery drunk
4Swedishfullfull; drunk, intoxicated
5Old Norsefullrfull
6Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Finnish hattu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhattuhat; tampion; háček, caron
2Proto-Finnichattu—
3Proto-Germanichattuzhat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankadʰ-to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...
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