Where does “pirtutrokari” come from?
pirtutrokari (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...
pirtutrokari (Finnish): bootlegger of illegal alcohol
Definitions
- bootlegger of illegal alcohol
Ancestry of “pirtutrokari”, step by step
pirtutrokari 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 trokari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | trokari | bootlegger |
| 2 | Finnish | -äri | Front vowel variant of -ari |
| 3 | Finnish | -ri | Used to create names of occupations from nouns or... |
| 4 | Finnish | -ra | Forms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal... |
| 5 | Finnish | -i | A nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -j | oblique plural |