Where does “punttis” come from?
punttis (Finnish) comes from Finnish punttisali, from Finnish puntti, 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 — to knock, strike.
punttis (Finnish): gym
Ancestry of “punttis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | punttisali | gym |
| 2 | Finnish | puntti | leg, trouser leg, pant leg; weight; short for... |
| 3 | Swedish | bult | bolt |
| 4 | Low German | bolt | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | bolte | bolt |
| 6 | Old Saxon | bolt | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | bolt | bolt arrow |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bultaz | bolt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeld- | to knock, strike |