Where does “pullamössösukupolvi” come from?
pullamössösukupolvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pullamössö, from Finnish pulla, from Swedish bulle, from Old Norse bolli, from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
pullamössösukupolvi (Finnish): a pampered or coddled generation, supposedly due to having been fed pullamössö when babies used variously of post-WWII generations younger than the speaker
Definitions
- a pampered or coddled generation, supposedly due to having been fed pullamössö when babies used variously of post-WWII generations younger than the speaker
Ancestry of “pullamössösukupolvi”, step by step
pullamössösukupolvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pullamössö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pullamössö | milksop, cardamom bread mash sweet cardamom bread mashed and mixed with coffee or milk |
| 2 | Finnish | pulla | cardamom bread, "also" pulla; ball; as headword... |
| 3 | Swedish | bulle | a bun; a small bread roll; a taxi, a cab |
| 4 | Old Norse | bolli | goblet, cup |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bullô | round object; ball; bowl |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ballô | ball |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |