Where does “pullistelija” come from?
pullistelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish pullistella, from Finnish pullistaa, from Finnish pullea, from Proto-Finnic pullas, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
pullistelija (Finnish): muscle one who tenses and bends one's flexor muscles
Definitions
- muscle one who tenses and bends one's flexor muscles
Ancestry of “pullistelija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pullistella | to swell, to puff up; to flex, flex one's... |
| 2 | Finnish | pullistaa | to puff out |
| 3 | Finnish | pullea | chubby, plump, rotund, round |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pullas | round, thick |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |