Where does “puolapilli” come from?

puolapilli (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...

puolapilli (Finnish): pirn cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound

Definitions

  1. pirn cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound

Ancestry of “puolapilli”, step by step

puolapilli 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 pilli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpilliwhistle; pipe; drinking straw, straw
2Proto-Finnicpillipipe, flute (instrument)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spōlǭ →Every word from Old Norse spóla →
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