Where does “olipa kerran” come from?
olipa kerran (Finnish) comes from Finnish oli, from Finnish olla, from Proto-Finnic oldak, from Proto-Uralic wole- — to be, become; be, will be.
olipa kerran (Finnish): once upon a time there was
Definitions
- once upon a time there was
Ancestry of “olipa kerran”, step by step
olipa kerran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish oli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | oli | Third-person singular indicative past form of... |
| 2 | Finnish | olla | to be; to be, constitute, make up, form; to have;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | oldak | to be |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | wole- | to be, become; be, will be |
via Finnish kerran
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kerran | once one, and only one, time |