Where does “palmu” come from?

palmu (Finnish) comes from Swedish palm, from Old Swedish palmber, from Old Norse palmi, from Latin Palma, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plh₂m-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

palmu (Finnish): palm tree

Definitions

  1. palm tree

Ancestry of “palmu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishpalmA palm, tropical tree
2Old Swedishpalmber—
3Old Norsepalmi—
4LatinPalmapalm of the hand, hand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂meh₂palm, hand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplh₂m-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “palmu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plh₂m- →