Where does “pirtupullo” come from?
pirtupullo (Finnish) comes from Finnish pirtu, from Russian спирт, from English spirit, from Middle English spirit, from Irish -óg, from Old Irish -óc, from Proto-Brythonic -ọg, from Proto-Celtic -ākos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
pirtupullo (Finnish): bottle of rectified spirit
Definitions
- bottle of rectified spirit
Ancestry of “pirtupullo”, step by step
pirtupullo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pirtu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pirtu | rectified spirit |
| 2 | Russian | спирт | alcohol, spirits |
| 3 | English | spirit | The soul of a person or other creature. What... |
| 4 | Middle English | spirit | life, vital breath |
| 5 | Irish | -óg | used to form diminutives of nouns, or substantive... |
| 6 | Old Irish | -óc | Diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Brythonic | -ọg | Forms nouns/adjectives from other nouns and... |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | -ākos | Forms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂ḱos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
via Finnish pullo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pullo | bottle; bowl, chalice |
| 2 | Swedish | bulle | a bun; a small bread roll; a taxi, a cab |
| 3 | Old Norse | bolli | goblet, cup |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bullô | round object; ball; bowl |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ballô | ball |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |