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Where does “palju” come from?

palju (Finnish) comes from Swedish balja, from Old Swedish balia, from Middle Low German ballie, from French baille, from Latin baiula, from Latin bāiulus, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

palju (Finnish): a tub; an old-fashioned bathing tub, typically...

Definitions

  1. a tub; an old-fashioned bathing tub, typically...

Ancestry of “palju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbaljascabbard
2Old Swedishbalia—
3Middle Low Germanballie—
4Frenchbailletub; water
5Latinbaiulasecond-person singular present active imperative...
6Latinbāiulus—
7Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →