Where does “paalaus” come from?
paalaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish paalata, from Finnish paali, from Swedish bål, from English bowl, from Middle English bolle, from Old English bolla, from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô.
paalaus (Finnish): baling
Definitions
- baling
Ancestry of “paalaus”, step by step
paalaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish paalata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paalata | to bale |
| 2 | Finnish | paali | bale; bolt; roll |
| 3 | Swedish | bål | pyre, bonfire; bole; the trunk or stem of a tree;... |
| 4 | English | bowl | A roughly hemispherical container used to hold,... |
| 5 | Middle English | bolle | pod; shell |
| 6 | Old English | bolla | bowl |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bullô | round object; ball; bowl |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ballô | ball |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |