Where does “palmukiitäjä” come from?
palmukiitäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish palmu, 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- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
palmukiitäjä (Finnish): palm swift
Definitions
- palm swift
Ancestry of “palmukiitäjä”, step by step
palmukiitäjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish palmu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palmu | palm tree |
| 2 | Swedish | palm | A palm, tropical tree |
| 3 | Old Swedish | palmber | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | palmi | — |
| 5 | Latin | Palma | palm of the hand, hand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₂meh₂ | palm, hand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plh₂m- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via Finnish kiitäjä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiitäjä | hawk moth, sphinx moth, sphingid; hornworm; swift |
| 2 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |