Where does “otsalamppu” come from?
otsalamppu (Finnish) comes from Finnish lamppu, from Swedish lämpa, from Old Norse lampi, from Middle Low German lampe, from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts — sound, voice.
otsalamppu (Finnish): headlamp
Ancestry of “otsalamppu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | lamppu | lamp; light bulb |
| 2 | Swedish | lämpa | to be suitable; to dump, to unload |
| 3 | Old Norse | lampi | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | lampe | — |
| 5 | Latin | lampas | lamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λαμπάς | torch, wax-light; lamp |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 9 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 10 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 11 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 12 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 13 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | — |
| 14 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |