Where does “puolankielinen” come from?

puolankielinen (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...

puolankielinen (Finnish): Polish-language

Definitions

  1. Polish-language

Ancestry of “puolankielinen”, step by step

puolankielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Puola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPuolabobbin small spool
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...

via Finnish kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spōlǭ →Every word from Old Norse spóla →