Where does “ponsilauselma” come from?

ponsilauselma (Finnish) comes from Finnish ponsi, from Proto-Finnic ponci, from Proto-Finno-Permic ponte.

ponsilauselma (Finnish): non-binding resolution

Definitions

  1. non-binding resolution

Ancestry of “ponsilauselma”, step by step

ponsilauselma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ponsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishponsianther; motion; pommel, knob
2Proto-Finnicponciknob, handle, grip
3Proto-Finno-Permicponte—

via Finnish lauselma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlauselmastatement
2Finnish-lmäFront vowel variant of -lma
3Finnish-elläFront vowel variant of -ella
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ponte →Every word from Proto-Finnic ponci →Every word from Finnish ponsi →