Where does “päiväpalaveri” come from?
päiväpalaveri (Finnish) comes from Finnish palaveri, from English palaver, from Portuguese palavra, from Late Latin parabola, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή, from Ancient Greek παραβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- — horse.
päiväpalaveri (Finnish): an informal and usually short daily meeting
Definitions
- an informal and usually short daily meeting
Ancestry of “päiväpalaveri”, step by step
päiväpalaveri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish palaveri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palaveri | meeting; especially an informal one |
| 2 | English | palaver | A village council meeting; Talk, especially... |
| 3 | Portuguese | palavra | word; the ability or permission to talk; word;... |
| 4 | Late Latin | parabola | parable, speech; speech; A comparison,... |
| 5 | Latin | parabola | A comparison, illustration, likeness; An... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 10 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 11 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 12 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |