Where does “palsasirri” come from?
palsasirri (Finnish) comes from Finnish palsa, from Finnish palttoo, from Russian пальто́, from French paletot, from Spanish paletoque, from Latin palla, from Frankish ball, from Northern Sami bállu — to fear.
palsasirri (Finnish): pectoral sandpiper
Definitions
- pectoral sandpiper
Ancestry of “palsasirri”, step by step
palsasirri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish palsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palsa | palsa; long overcoat |
| 2 | Finnish | palttoo | A long overcoat |
| 3 | Russian | пальто́ | overcoat, greatcoat, carrick |
| 4 | French | paletot | jacket |
| 5 | Spanish | paletoque | mantlet, short cape |
| 6 | Latin | palla | A rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in... |
| 7 | Frankish | ball | — |
| 8 | Northern Sami | bállu | testicle, ball |
| 9 | Northern Sami | ballát | to become scared |
| 10 | Proto-Samic | pëlājëtēk | to become scared |
| 11 | Proto-Samic | pëlëtēk | to fear |
| 12 | Proto-Uralic | pele- | to fear |
via Finnish sirri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sirri | sandpiper, stint, knot, dunlin; In plural the... |