Where does “polkurukki” come from?
polkurukki (Finnish) comes from Finnish rukki, from Swedish rock, from English Rock, from English rock and roll, from English and, from Middle English an, from Old English ond, from Old English and — on, onto.
polkurukki (Finnish): treadle wheel, spinning wheel with a treadle
Definitions
- treadle wheel, spinning wheel with a treadle
Ancestry of “polkurukki”, step by step
polkurukki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rukki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rukki | a spinning wheel; reserve officer school |
| 2 | Swedish | rock | a coat, an overcoat; rock, rock and roll |
| 3 | English | Rock | for someone living near a rock or an oak (atter + oke) |
| 4 | English | rock and roll | A genre of popular music that evolved in the... |
| 5 | English | and | As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two... |
| 6 | Middle English | an | Alternative form of in; Alternative form of and;... |
| 7 | Old English | ond | and |
| 8 | Old English | and | and; even; also |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |