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Where does “punttisali” come from?

punttisali (Finnish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- — to knock, strike.

punttisali (Finnish): gym

Definitions

  1. gym

Ancestry of “punttisali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpunttileg, trouser leg, pant leg; weight; short for...
2Swedishbultbolt
3Low Germanbolt—
4Middle Low Germanboltebolt
5Old Saxonbolt—
6Proto-West Germanicboltbolt arrow
7Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeld-to knock, strike

Words derived from “punttisali”

  • punttis
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