Where does “pihattotalli” come from?
pihattotalli (Finnish) comes from Finnish talli, from Finnish tallata, from Swedish ställa, from Old Swedish stælla, from Middle Low German stellen, from Old Saxon stellian, from Proto-West Germanic stalljan, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
Ancestry of “pihattotalli”, step by step
pihattotalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish talli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | talli | stable; garage; team |
| 2 | Finnish | tallata | to stomp, pad |
| 3 | Swedish | ställa | to set; to put something down in an upright... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | stælla | to place upright somewhere |
| 5 | Middle Low German | stellen | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | stellian | to place |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | stalljan | to put, to place |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via Finnish pihatto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pihatto | cowshed where the cows are kept unchained, cowshed or cowbarn with loose housing |