Where does “nojatuoli” come from?
nojatuoli (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuoli, from Old Swedish stōl, from Old Norse stóll, from Ancient Greek στόλος, from Ancient Greek στέλλω, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
nojatuoli (Finnish): armchair
Definitions
- armchair
Ancestry of “nojatuoli”, step by step
nojatuoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tuoli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuoli | chair |
| 2 | Old Swedish | stōl | chair, seat |
| 3 | Old Norse | stóll | a stool, chair, throne; bishop's residence, see;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στόλος | expedition; army, fleet, troop |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στέλλω | I make ready, prepare; I furnish, dress; I... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via Finnish noja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | noja | support, rest; lean, recline |
| 2 | Old Swedish | nø̄ghia | to be satisfied, to content |
| 3 | Old Norse | nœgja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *ganōgijaną | to satisfy, to suffice, to satiate |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ganōgaz | enough, sufficient |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂nóḱe | to have reached, to be at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |