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
Ancestry of “nallihattu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | nalli | primer |
| 2 | Swedish | knall | bang |
| 3 | Swedish | knallfull | — |
| 4 | Swedish | full | full; drunk, intoxicated |
| 5 | Old Norse | fullr | full |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |