Where does “poninhäntäkampaus” come from?
poninhäntäkampaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kampaus, from Finnish kammata, from Finnish kampa, from Old Swedish kamber, from Old Norse kambr, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā- — to bend, to curve.
poninhäntäkampaus (Finnish): ponytail hairstyle
Definitions
- ponytail hairstyle
Ancestry of “poninhäntäkampaus”, step by step
poninhäntäkampaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kampaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kampaus | hairstyle, hairdo, haircut, do, coif, coiffure;... |
| 2 | Finnish | kammata | To comb |
| 3 | Finnish | kampa | comb; pecten |
| 4 | Old Swedish | kamber | comb |
| 5 | Old Norse | kambr | comb |
| 6 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Finnish poninhäntä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poninhäntä | ponytail |
| 2 | Finnish | poni | pony |
| 3 | English | pony | A small horse; specifically, any of several small... |
| 4 | Scots | powny | pony |
| 5 | Middle French | poulenet | little foal |
| 6 | Latin | pullanus | young of an animal |
| 7 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |