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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

  1. winder, reeler; Genitive plural form of puola

Ancestry of “puolain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPuola—
2Swedishspolea coil, a reel; an inductor
3Old Norsespóla—
4Proto-Germanicspōlǭspool; reel
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
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