Where does “polvilumpio” come from?

polvilumpio (Finnish) comes from Finnish lumpio, from Swedish klump, from Middle Low German klumpe, from Old Dutch klumpo, from Proto-Germanic klumpô, from Proto-Indo-European glemb-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

polvilumpio (Finnish): kneecap, patella

Definitions

  1. kneecap, patella

Ancestry of “polvilumpio”, step by step

polvilumpio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lumpio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlumpiokneecap
2Swedishklumpa lump; a person who is perceived to obstruct,...
3Middle Low Germanklumpe—
4Old Dutchklumpo—
5Proto-Germanicklumpôclasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump
6Proto-Indo-Europeanglemb-log, block
7Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via Finnish polvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolviknee; stifle; hitch
2Proto-Finnicpolviknee
3Proto-Uralicpolweknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glemb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klumpô →