Where does “palstantäyte” come from?
palstantäyte (Finnish) comes from Finnish täyte, from Finnish täyttää, from Proto-Finnic täüttädäk, from Proto-Finnic täüci, from Proto-Uralic täwde — full.
palstantäyte (Finnish): filler an article in a newspaper of low quality or importance, added only to 'fill' the space
Definitions
- filler an article in a newspaper of low quality or importance, added only to 'fill' the space
Ancestry of “palstantäyte”, step by step
palstantäyte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish täyte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | täyte | filling; fill; batt, batting |
| 2 | Finnish | täyttää | to fill, fill up, fill in, stuff; to stuff; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | täüttädäk | to fill, to fill up, to make full |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | täüci | full |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | täwde | full |
via Finnish palsta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palsta | lot, plot, parcel of land; column |