Where does “pitkätakki” come from?

pitkätakki (Finnish) comes from Finnish täkki, from Old Swedish stakker, from Old Norse stafkarl, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

pitkätakki (Finnish): longcoat

Definitions

  1. longcoat

Ancestry of “pitkätakki”, step by step

pitkätakki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish täkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtäkkiquilt US; duvet, continental quilt UK; doona Australia
2Old Swedishstakker—
3Old Norsestafkarlpoor beggar
4Old NorseKarlman
5Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
6Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
7Proto-Germanickaraz—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Finnish pitkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitkälong; tall; Short for pitkä kiekko
2Proto-Finnicpitkälong; tall
3Proto-Uralicpidetall
4Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
5Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
6Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →