Where does “puolain” come from?
puolain (Finnish) comes from Finnish Puola, from Swedish spole, from Old Norse spóla, from Proto-Germanic spōlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
puolain (Finnish): winder, reeler; Genitive plural form of puola
Definitions
- winder, reeler; Genitive plural form of puola
Ancestry of “puolain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | Puola | — |
| 2 | Swedish | spole | a coil, a reel; an inductor |
| 3 | Old Norse | spóla | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spōlǭ | spool; reel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |