Where does “palkokasvi” come from?
palkokasvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish palko, from Proto-Finnic palko, from Proto-Finnic palgeh, from Proto-Germanic balgiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
palkokasvi (Finnish): pulse any annual legume used as food or fodder
Definitions
- pulse any annual legume used as food or fodder
Ancestry of “palkokasvi”, step by step
palkokasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish palko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palko | pod; bevel of an axehead; ricasso |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | palko | pod |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | palgeh | bellows; cheek |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | balgiz | bag |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |