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
- a tub; an old-fashioned bathing tub, typically...
Ancestry of “palju”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | balja | scabbard |
| 2 | Old Swedish | balia | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | ballie | — |
| 4 | French | baille | tub; water |
| 5 | Latin | baiula | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 6 | Latin | bāiulus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | pakkô | bundle; pack; package |