Where does “pohjatroolari” come from?

pohjatroolari (Finnish) comes from Finnish troolari, from Finnish troolata, from Finnish trooli, from English trawl, from Dutch traghelen, from Dutch traghel, from Latin trāgula — a javelin or dart having a throwing-strap (āmentum).

pohjatroolari (Finnish): demersal trawler

Definitions

  1. demersal trawler

Ancestry of “pohjatroolari”, step by step

pohjatroolari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish troolari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtroolariA trawler fishing boat
2FinnishtroolataTo trawl
3FinnishtrooliA trawl
4EnglishtrawlA net or dragnet used for trawling; A long...
5Dutchtraghelento drage
6Dutchtragheldragnet
7Latintrāgulaa javelin or dart having a throwing-strap (āmentum)

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja
Every word from Latin trāgula
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