Where does “puntti” come from?

puntti (Finnish) comes from Swedish bult, from Low German bolt, from Middle Low German bolte, from Old Saxon bolt, from Proto-West Germanic bolt, from Proto-Germanic bultaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- — to knock, strike.

puntti (Finnish): leg, trouser leg, pant leg; weight; short for...

Definitions

  1. leg, trouser leg, pant leg; weight; short for...

Ancestry of “puntti”, step by step

puntti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bult

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbultbolt
2Low Germanbolt—
3Middle Low Germanboltebolt
4Old Saxonbolt—
5Proto-West Germanicboltbolt arrow
6Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeld-to knock, strike

via Swedish bunt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbuntbundle, bunch
2Middle Low Germanbunt—
3Old Saxonbund—
4Proto-Germanicbundąbundle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “puntti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bultaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bolt →