Where does “pitsinenäliina” come from?
pitsinenäliina (Finnish) comes from Finnish nenäliina, from Finnish Liina, from Finnish Karoliina, from Latin Carolīna, from Latin Carolus, from Middle High German Karl, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz — to grow old, to mature.
pitsinenäliina (Finnish): lace tissue, lace handkerchief
Definitions
- lace tissue, lace handkerchief
Ancestry of “pitsinenäliina”, step by step
pitsinenäliina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nenäliina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nenäliina | tissue, kleenex; handkerchief |
| 2 | Finnish | Liina | cloth piece of garment used on furniture, for cleaning, etc |
| 3 | Finnish | Karoliina | — |
| 4 | Latin | Carolīna | — |
| 5 | Latin | Carolus | Charles |
| 6 | Middle High German | Karl | — |
| 7 | Old High German | karl | man |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | karilaz | free man, franklin; little man, young man |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | karaz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |