Where does “paaripotilas” come from?

paaripotilas (Finnish) comes from Finnish paarit, from Old Swedish bār, from Old Norse barr, from Proto-Germanic bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.

paaripotilas (Finnish): stretcher case

Definitions

  1. stretcher case

Ancestry of “paaripotilas”, step by step

paaripotilas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paarit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaaritstretcher
2Old Swedishbārbare
3Old Norsebarracicular leaves, needles; barley
4Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot

via Finnish potilas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpotilaspatient
2FinnishpoteaTo be sick with, have, suffer from
3Proto-Finnicpotedakto be sick with, to suffer from
4Proto-Finnicpoče-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazaz →