Where does “palkkikatto” come from?
palkkikatto (Finnish) comes from Finnish katto, from Finnish kattaa, from Proto-Finnic kattadak, from Proto-Finnic kanci, from Czech -í, from Old Czech -í, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
palkkikatto (Finnish): beam ceiling
Definitions
- beam ceiling
Ancestry of “palkkikatto”, step by step
palkkikatto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish katto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | katto | ceiling; roof |
| 2 | Finnish | kattaa | to roof; to cover; to set, lay |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kattadak | to cover; to roof |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kanci | cover, lid |
| 5 | Czech | -í | Forming attributive adjectives from nouns,... |
| 6 | Old Czech | -í | forming attributive adjectives from nouns, especially animals |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | -jь | Adjectival inherited from the Caland roots,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |
via Finnish pälkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pälkki | beam, balk, girder long piece of timber, metal or concrete used in construction as horizontal support |
| 2 | Swedish | balk | a wooden or metal beam; a bend |
| 3 | English | balker | One who, or that which balks; A person who stands... |
| 4 | English | balk | An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field... |
| 5 | Middle English | balke | balk, ridge, beam; Alternative form of bakke |
| 6 | Old English | balca | balk, beam; bank, ridge; a covering |
| 7 | Old Norse | balkr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | balkô | beam, balk |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵ- | to balk, beam |