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

punttisali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puntti

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

via Finnish sali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalihall; A large room, often one in which dinners...
2Swedishsäla seal
3Old Norseselrseal; second-person singular present indicative...
4Proto-Germanicselhazseal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw

Words derived from “punttisali”

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