Where does “piripolkka” come from?

piripolkka (Finnish) comes from Finnish polkka, from Czech Polka, from Czech půlka, from Czech půl, from Old Czech pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

piripolkka (Finnish): fast-paced or very (perhaps overly) energetic music

Definitions

  1. fast-paced or very (perhaps overly) energetic music

Ancestry of “piripolkka”, step by step

piripolkka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish polkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolkkapolka
2CzechPolkafemale Pole
3Czechpůlkahalf; cheek
4Czechpůlhalf
5Old Czechpólhalf
6Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

via Hungarian Piri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianPiri—
2Malaypiringsmall dish or plate; saucer; plate
3Persianپرنگbrass; copper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic polъ →Every word from Old Czech pól →