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Where does “pöytäliina” come from?

pöytäliina (Finnish) comes from Finnish Liina, from Finnish Karoliina, from Latin Carolīna, from Latin Carolus, from Middle High German Karl, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz — to grow old, to mature.

pöytäliina (Finnish): tablecloth

Definitions

  1. tablecloth

Ancestry of “pöytäliina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLiina—
2FinnishKaroliina—
3LatinCarolīna—
4LatinCarolusCharles
5Middle High GermanKarl—
6Old High Germankarlman
7Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
8Proto-Germanickaraz—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
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