Where does “pullonkorkki” come from?
pullonkorkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish korkki, from Swedish kork, from German Kork, from Dutch kurk, from Middle Dutch curc, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.
pullonkorkki (Finnish): bottle cap, bottle cork
Definitions
- bottle cap, bottle cork
Ancestry of “pullonkorkki”, step by step
pullonkorkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish korkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | korkki | cork; cap, top, lip |
| 2 | Swedish | kork | cork; bark from the cork oak; cork; bottle... |
| 3 | German | Kork | cork |
| 4 | Dutch | kurk | cork |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | curc | cork |
| 6 | Spanish | corcho | cork |
| 7 | Latin | cortex | The bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)kort-ek-s | — |
via Finnish pullo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pullo | bottle; bowl, chalice |
| 2 | Swedish | bulle | a bun; a small bread roll; a taxi, a cab |
| 3 | Old Norse | bolli | goblet, cup |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bullô | round object; ball; bowl |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ballô | ball |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |