Where does “potkurinlapa” come from?
potkurinlapa (Finnish) comes from Finnish potkuri, from Finnish potkia, from Votic -ia.
potkurinlapa (Finnish): propeller blade
Ancestry of “potkurinlapa”, step by step
potkurinlapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish potkuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | potkuri | propeller, prop; screw, propeller; Synonym of... |
| 2 | Finnish | potkia | to kick; Partitive plural form of potka |
| 3 | Votic | -ia | — |
via Finnish lapa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lapa | blade; shoulder of a horse or other animal;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lapa | blade |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | lapa | blade |